Plywood
Plywood panels are sometimes used as painting surfaces. They consist of a central wooden core sandwiched between several thin layers of wood glued together. The advantage of using plywood is that it is stable, rigid and unlikely to split.
Ramsay MacDonald with members of his family
by Peggy Angus
1930s
NPG 6102
Camila Batmanghelidjh
by Dean Marsh
2008
NPG 6845