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This is off a big roll of Fredrix pre primed workhorse canvas. I buy an $80 roll (48 or 50 inches high... and I forget the length) usually from gift certificates at Christmas time, and cut off pieces as needed. If I see a real sale somewhere, I will grab a few prestretched canvases, but it is a matter of space.
I have not had problems stretching them using my canvas pliers and good bars. The gesso used is acrylic so it is a bit slippery for a good piece, but works MUCH better than canvas board or any other fast and easy cheap support.
It lets me be free to impulse paint in the middle of the night. I keep stretcher bars in small amounts but many lengths. IF I need a piece of a larger size, I can stretch it with a bit of overlap using staples. If it becomes a gallery or sale piece, it can be restretched with a braced frame or glued. I admit I began in pastels and like the idea of actually having space around a piece to add or remove information, and by stretching after, I have that luxury.
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