The Little Critter

After the successful trial of mounting Xuan paper on canvas, I've decided to try this format again.

As the canvas gets bigger, an unsuspected technical difficulty cropped up. The canvas is mounted on a rigid frame and therefore is not flexible. As the Xuan paper/Canvas surface is lifted from the mounting board, huge air pockets are created and it takes great patience to dissipate them. I still ended up with a huge crease between the lower forks of the branches. In a way it adds to the character of the work, which is an old gnarly tree with part of its bark peeled back, but still it is a fly in the ointment.