I decided to try out these linen panels. They're smoother than canvas panels, but have more texture than my usual gessobord panel (they're also more expensive). I haven't decided if I like it or not yet, I'll need to paint a few more and see what happens.
With the last few painting being as tight as they were (at least it felt that way to me) I wanted to do a couple that would loosen me up. I'm going to liken it to stretching after a run. This one was completed in about a quarter of the time that the other view of the same houses took.
