Trying Arches Oil Paper

I tried out the Arches oil paper today - about time since I have a roll of 48" x 10 yards. Interesting surface, it is absorbant but the oil does not bleed through the paper - and it paints surprisingly well. Design-wise, it is more like painting watercolours and only framing the part I like best. That solves the problem of misplaced focal points and sloppy edges too :)

The Gallery has a "Who Dun It?" show in October and provides a 6x6" cradled panel for each artist. It is a guessing game to identify the artists' works (no signatures) and a set price of $25 each. 
​I can mount an oil paper painting on the panel as my entry and that is my incentive to do something more interesting than this insipid mariposa lily.