There are no official state statistics on physiciansâ salaries in Connecticut. However, several relevant surveys from private groups generally indicate that annual physiciansâ salaries in the United States average about $ 200,000 annually, and the average salaries of different practice areas vary greatly.
Gesso (jeh-so) is actually the Greek word for âground chalk.â (gypsum) Acrylic gesso is a mixture of different materials (latex/calcium carbonate/pigment/etc) usually sold in a premixed form and is used to prime/prep surfaces for acrylic and oil painting. (However, please keep in mind that it is NOT a sealant.
Gesso is made from ground marble dust. Some acrylic painters besides using it for canvas surface prep will mix it with their acrylic paints. It has a sort of chalky effect and makes the painting a bit out of focus. If you have a canvas that has gesso on it, you will see it labeled either portrait or regular canvas.esso is a thick white pigment designed to cover untreated and unprimed canvas. The gesso has two purposes. The first is to cover the unprimed canvas so that the paint you apply does not bleed through the canvas.