This watercolor painting of a beach on Long Island’s North Shore was made on a full size piece of handmade cotton paper from India. This paper is very lightly sized and the shape is just the way you see it in the image. I looked at it the other day and realized how much I liked the paper shape. I framed it without a mat, but adhered it to an archival mat instead. I love the shape of this paper. It is practically self-framing. Now I have to do another. I am choosing a favorite spot where marsh grasses grow near Caumsett State Park. I took a photo. Now all I have to do is begin.
New paper stapled to my board. I’ll wet it down to shrink it, but (sigh) will probably have to iron it again!
