THE RESIN PROCESS - ALMOST THERE!

Given that I have never done a painting nor resined a painting this large before, it became quite the challenge. The first issue was that of temperature. As I mentioned in my previous post, it is extremely hot here in Houston especially in the summer which is when I am paining the piece. Curing resin requires temps in the 70's. The triple digit heat led to my need to resin these three panels inside our house. My concerns over the fumes had me sending our daughter to grandma's house and thankfully my husband had to go out of town as well. Perfect timing!!!

Boy, our dining room looked like a scene from some murder story. I had put up so much plastic to protect the room that it looked as though I was ready to wrap a dead body in it. Scary stuff.

Given the sizes that I was dealing with, it was necessary to create dust covers specifically for the panels. I chose to utilize cardboard box corners, thin plastic drop cloths and a staple gun. I'm thankful to have come up with a reasonable solution having gone on You Tube for ideas. I didn't see anything close to the size of my triptych.

I also unfortunately found it necessary to coat each panel twice with the resin. The gessoed panels gave off a great deal of off-gassing resulting in air bubbles on the surface well beyond the hour adjustment period for the resin cure. As you can see, I also used Frog tape on the edges to protect the hanging tabs and create a barrier where the resin could pool.