Can I glue a failed oil painting that was done on linen onto a board (painting side down) in order to prepare the reverse side for use as a new painting surface? I would also like to do the same thing with a roll of triple lead-primed linen that is too slippery for my taste. What glue should I use to attach these oil-covered surfaces to a board?
I want to buy a pre-primed canvas and stretch it myself. Are there advantages to using double-primed canvas over single-primed canvas, oil over acrylic priming, or linen over cotton canvas?
Q: I use an acetate film to protect my watercolors when I
present them to clients and when I store them. Often, I use Windex to
clean off fingerprints on the acetate. Do the chemicals in the Windex
pose any problems to the pigments on the paper?
Q: I currently keep all of my finished oil and pastel paintings
in my Manhattan studio. In the winter, the studio gets very hot because
I can't control the heat. Can the extreme temperature hurt my paintings?
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