Wetcanvas Monthly Challenge - July 2015

     For the first time I was I able to this on the second week of the month. Usually I'm able to start at the last week or two days before the end of the month due to busy schedule. 

10" x 14" arches CP

     This is also 2nd time to use a stretched watercolor paper using brown gummed tape. I enjoy the flat surface without the buckling but I'm not happy cutting away the paper that came in contact with the brown tape since I want to keep my paper's edge. There are tips on removing the brown tape such as steaming, re-wetting etc. I think they are just too tedious or risky. Even if you are to successfully remove the tape, it still leaves a brown stain.
 

watercolor paper fastened to a stretcher board backing by gummed tape

     Hopefully I'll be able to succeed in my paper stretching experiments and be able to share with you the easiest method, without using the gummed tape.