I was trying a new painting surface with this piece. It has about 4 layers of modelling paste on it, sanded completely smooth in between coats and then a final coat of marble dust to give it some tooth. It is a nice surface but a lot of work to prepare. I would rather buy a board!
This piece is painted on a gallery depth canvas. Kiwi is not my favourite fruit to paint. I found I was getting a bit finicky with the colours and trying to show the fuzziness of the skin. I do like the end result.