Is it possible to do a painting on a piece of wood? There are some who don't think so.
Here is an acrylic painting I did of a client's old farmhouse, which is now gone, painted on wood harvested near the house. This is approximately 18" wide, and I painted everything in sepia tones to match the wood--walnut, if I remember correctly.
She had asked other artists if they would be willing to do something like this, painting on a piece of wood, but they didn't think it was possible.
"Could you do it?" she asked me.
"Definitely," I assured her. It's just a matter of properly priming the wood beforehand.
Here is the final painting:
In this detail photo, you can see the front of the house...
Here is a detail photo, showing the back side of the house with the old fashioned windmill. You can see the texture of the wood showing through here. I painted the edges of the picture to blend into the woodgrain, and tinted my gesso (primer) to match the color of the wood, so there would be a natural transition.
All in all this was an interesting piece to work on--way different than anything I've done in this past. I thought this was a beautiful way to keep the memories alive!