Tuesday, October 15, 2024

stretching and gesso-ing canvas

Catherine Palmer 

Acrylic Painting Studio 



Tinting Gesso

Stretching and Gessoing Canvases: 

  • 4 stretcher bars 
  • Gesso 
  • Gesso brush 
  • Rubber mallet 
  • Staple Gun 
  • Staples 
  • L Square 

 Put the stretcher bars together and make sure that you put it together level, using the L square. 

Start by cutting your canvases to size leaving about two inches of canvas around the edge of the stretchers. 

Set the assembled stretcher in the center of your canvas. 

Start stapling your canvas in the middle of each side of the stretcher, pulling the canvas taught as you staple. 

Rotate the canvas stapling each side diagonally across from the last staple applied. Leave the corners for last. 

Leave about two inches from the corner. 

We will be doing bed corners folding the canvas into itself to hide the fold. 

Once the canvas is stapled to the stretcher apply gesso by starting in the middle and working your way out to the edges. 

Repeat the gessoing process at least twice.

Making sure you let the gesso dry between layers. The gesso must be dry to the touch, if it feels cool it is not fully dry. 

If you prefer a smooth canvas sand the layer of gesso before you apply the next layer.







Thursday, April 27, 2023

Busy Busy Busy

 Busy Busy Busy

I have been up to a few different things as of late.

I worked on this lovely fun project for the St Paul Saints 

with my Coworker Kurt Nobbs. What good fun indeed! 

This piece will be on display through the beginning of May 2023.



I was selected to be part of the AZ Galleries upcoming show. 

The opening is 4/29/2023 5pm to 9pm. Please join us if you can. 


I was also selected to be in an article for Voyage Minnesota Magazine.

Conversations with Catherine Palmer - Voyage Minnesota Magazine


Friday, March 17, 2023

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Show at the Solar Arts Building

Contrast Orange



Blue
Solar Arts Building 
Main Lobby Gallery  


Saturday March 11th, 2023 
11am to 4pm
711 15th AVENUE N.E. MPLS MN 55413

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Parking Ramp Series

 

Parking Ramp Series


    Since Covid-19 started the climate of our lives has change greatly, my day job was affected by the changes. The bustling of workers left and downtowns were left vacant, Homeless and the issues that followed became very apparent. This series is based on the view of the Parking Booth Attendant either reflections on the day or views through the video surveillance system.

Drawings 









Paintings 

"Dances With Stick Guy"

"I'm Not Hanging out in the Drive Lane"

"Ramp Respite"

"Karate Lobby"

"Grandma Exercising the Children"

"Pop A Wheelie Guy #2"

"6th Floor Party Time"

"Disco Nap"

"FU"

"Matriarch and Family"

Self-portrait of a Booth Attendant #2 

Self-portrait of a Booth Attendant #1


Thursday, November 11, 2021

November Events Studio # 205 will be taking part of


This coming Saturday

November 13th 2021
Come enjoy the fun!



Saturday 11/27/2021

Come Shop Small with us!
711 15th Avenue NE MPLS, MN 55413
 Studio # 205
Solar Arts Building



Wednesday, November 10, 2021

November 2021

Art out in the World

I was delighted to be selected to show at Artwork's Eagan with this lovely piece I made for my ACW PUPP piece that I had over at the Sociable Cider Werk's in August and September.   
The work out at Artworks is beautiful. If you want to check out the show it will be up until January 21st 2022.



Hip Hop Styling 



I also have started some new collaborations with my lovely partner Kim Whiteford. Kim has been making wonderful spacious backgrounds that i have added my figurative abstractions too.
We are calling then the Palm-Ford collection, here are a few examples.     

The Lover's 


The Dancer

This set of painting are on view in the Solar Arts Building studio # 205. Please stop by and check them out. We will be open this Saturday 11/13/2021 for an art and pub/brewery crawl. The building will be open from Noon to 5pm on the second floor.
Our address is 711 15th Avenue NE MPLS MN 55413. We are above Indeed Brewery.

Come stop buy the corner market and pick up a crowler and  open it once you securely on our floor. 

We will also be open on 11/27/2021 for Small business Saturday from 12pm to 6pm. I would love to visit so just pop on over.


Katie