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David,
Many would say that my work will continue to suck regardless of the materials I use.
Before I began this piece I took some of the off fall from the mounting process and painted swatches of each of the colors I intended to use onto it. I could not see any appreciable sucking. However, I did add a good bit of linseed oil during painting and there is some leaching around the edges as you point out.
This was experimental all the way. The truth is, I was trying to create something that was different, something with a bit of an edge.
Funny thing is, I was advised to spray the paper with the new Golden archival varnish before I started the work. This was to keep the leaching to a minimum. Guess what, I got half way through and realized that I forgot to spray! Fifteen dollars and I forgot to spray. When it dries sufficiently I intend to spray the piece. This may help it in the long run. I still have some samples, I think I will spray one first and then apply some paint with added linseed oil and see how it reacts.
I may decide to display only the cropped version.
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Mike McCarty
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