This is a scan of a painting which I recovered from my "Katrina Flooded" residence last weekend.  It's been 15 months and there is still a mountain of items buried under fallen sheetrock. mud and sludge. There is nothing like flood mud. It is a Watercolor Painting on Clayboard - The Scene is a pool room/game. The painting drawn onto the clayboard using water color pencil and the image was then painted in using water. Clayboard is a clay sized substance a lot like plaster of Paris which is coated on top of a wooden or other hard backing material. Since, the color absorbs into the clay, the top layer can be cleaned leaving the detail. Some of the actual color was removed from the edges of the painting from the water which reached it. This painting was originally hanging over the door frame when the storm hit. It was found on the floor under sheet rock that had fallen from the ceilings. It was still in the frame which had water damage. The painting being a very smooth surface was mounted close to the glass which did not break. The clayboard had been inserted snugly into a foam core board to hold it close to the glass. I believe that is what helped keep the water from doing major damage or seeping into the actual clay surface.

 
I used rubbing alcohol and qtips to clean it. I'll finish the cleaning process later. I did this particular piece in the fall of 1997 while in Houston. I picked the art medium because it was easy to carry the needed supplies while traveling. In the long run it worked out well since it managed to survive.

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