October 24, 2026 · 18 min
Making gesso and sanding a panel
The Panel Notes
A short letter every Saturday: one step from the studio, one tip and one thing to try on your own panel.
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Sketching in the orchard before I paint
Drawing the village from the slope with a pencil, and how the sketch becomes the line on the panel.
Making a colour chart from my pigments
Painting each pigment on its own and mixed with white, and printing the chart to keep on the table.