RE: Oil painting experiments on Masonite board.

I love the autumn tree in the second one.

I have not painted on wood at this time, but I wondered about it.

Since I work a full time job, painting has been more in the category of a hobby, instead of a living, so I haven't kept up so much with the individual cost per piece. I do buy canvases at Michael's a couple of times a year when they have a 3 for 1 sale. I buy a lot and multiple sizes. I also try to get my paint when it is on sale too.

I have bought several fun paintings from an artist in California that are on wood. She also paints on both wood and canvas. Sometimes she has listed them just as wood panel and other times birch wood panel. I like them and they look great and it made me wonder if they would fit in a normal frame or not, but I haven't tried to frame any. I am curious how they hold up over time or if there would be any difference all. You frequently see photos of paintings from the famous artists of the past that were done on wood of some kind and they are still here. I think they painted on anything that was available sometimes. I'm use to my canvases hanging without frames and I've always been good with that, but I always make sure the sides are finished on those. I haven't decided whether the thin wood panels have the same appeal hanging alone, with glued hangers on the back, but they ARE hanging all the same. I have never attempted to have any of mine framed. If someone wants one and buys it and wants it framed, they are free to pursue that, but I have never painted on paper as a real art piece either, so there would be a different story for that I am sure.

I was surprised when you said out of $800, you may have ended up with 2 after taxes. That sounds like awful high taxes ! Do you always sell through galleries or do you sometimes sell direct? Would you have asked $400 for it direct?