DEMONSTRATION: How I Texture a Canvas

I've posted this on demo on Facebook and I figured it needed to be here. Why? One of the common questions I am repeatedly asked is how do I make the underlying texture on a piece.

Here's how I do it, and - you can also see the finished city scene below (named CITY STROLL) that I painted over it. I can tell you that it is NOT easy painting over heavy texture. It will test your last nerve. If it frustrates you, walk away but don't give up. 

I will mention this though - THIS is the smallest textured canvas I've ever created. Despite being familiar with this technique, this was one of the most difficult paintings I've done. A lot of it had to do with the smaller size canvas. I can safely say that I will never do another small painting over heavy texture, despite managing to pull this one off.