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1. a white ground of plaster and size, used esp in the Middle Ages and Renaissance to prepare panels or canvas for painting or gilding 2. any white substance, esp plaster of Paris, that forms a ground when mixed with water gesso [′je·sō] (materials) A material made from chalk and gelatin or casein glue; painted on panels to furnish a surface for tempera work or for polymer-based paints. gesso A mixture of gypsum plaster, glue, and whiting; applied as a base coat for decorative painting. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Wells' style of rendering saints initially exhibited the same bold and isolated marks seen in his morada paintings; but later, he experimented with sgraffito -- scratching through a painted surface to expose the gessoed support beneath. Hoffman-Kowal has arranged five rectangles within a format of three squares, including the border of white gessoed paper that is the foundation of this work. The quasi-abstract, often heroic images result from an improvisational and muscular handling of materials: Rockman pours onto gessoed paper a mixture of oil paints, alkyd resins, and mineral spirits, the density of which varies from thin wash to thick syrupy pool. |
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