'Sconset
11” x 14”
September on Nantucket is the best time to be there, and I usually take my easel to the beach. Gone are the summer crowds, save for a few who can be there then. The seagulls get a bit more resourceful without the easy pickings of summer beach picnics. Siasconset (known as 'Sconset by locals) is on the southeast corner of the island and this beach is a short walk from the tiny village of just over 200 residents.
"Sconset" is framed in a Taos gray wooden frame with an understated grey/green rubbed finish with a warm reddish umber undertone. It has a Whistler style rich antique gold leaf inner lip with a soft rounded outer edge. The outside frame is a one piece routed panel so absolutely no separation at the corners. The frame is a 3 1/2" molding, so in the frame it presents as 17 1/2" tall by 20 1/2" wide. It's framed as shown ready to hang with felt pads to protect the wall. The canvas panel is a Raymar 56MC Medium Cotton, a professional grade double acrylic primed, 100% pure cotton duck canvas with a medium weave with uniform texture. This is my favorite painting surface because the absorbent canvas grabs the paint for an opaque effect yet keeps your brushstroke visible to create textured landscape. It particularly suits my technique of underpainting warm compliments in oil washes, which support the "real" color in the final painting. The archival 1/8" MDF has no added oils and the back of the board is sealed with gray melamine to prevent warping and deterioration. The paint is Winsor & Newton professional oil colors which are permanent. The painting is varnished and will last for hundreds of years.
11” x 14”
September on Nantucket is the best time to be there, and I usually take my easel to the beach. Gone are the summer crowds, save for a few who can be there then. The seagulls get a bit more resourceful without the easy pickings of summer beach picnics. Siasconset (known as 'Sconset by locals) is on the southeast corner of the island and this beach is a short walk from the tiny village of just over 200 residents.
"Sconset" is framed in a Taos gray wooden frame with an understated grey/green rubbed finish with a warm reddish umber undertone. It has a Whistler style rich antique gold leaf inner lip with a soft rounded outer edge. The outside frame is a one piece routed panel so absolutely no separation at the corners. The frame is a 3 1/2" molding, so in the frame it presents as 17 1/2" tall by 20 1/2" wide. It's framed as shown ready to hang with felt pads to protect the wall. The canvas panel is a Raymar 56MC Medium Cotton, a professional grade double acrylic primed, 100% pure cotton duck canvas with a medium weave with uniform texture. This is my favorite painting surface because the absorbent canvas grabs the paint for an opaque effect yet keeps your brushstroke visible to create textured landscape. It particularly suits my technique of underpainting warm compliments in oil washes, which support the "real" color in the final painting. The archival 1/8" MDF has no added oils and the back of the board is sealed with gray melamine to prevent warping and deterioration. The paint is Winsor & Newton professional oil colors which are permanent. The painting is varnished and will last for hundreds of years.
11” x 14”
September on Nantucket is the best time to be there, and I usually take my easel to the beach. Gone are the summer crowds, save for a few who can be there then. The seagulls get a bit more resourceful without the easy pickings of summer beach picnics. Siasconset (known as 'Sconset by locals) is on the southeast corner of the island and this beach is a short walk from the tiny village of just over 200 residents.
"Sconset" is framed in a Taos gray wooden frame with an understated grey/green rubbed finish with a warm reddish umber undertone. It has a Whistler style rich antique gold leaf inner lip with a soft rounded outer edge. The outside frame is a one piece routed panel so absolutely no separation at the corners. The frame is a 3 1/2" molding, so in the frame it presents as 17 1/2" tall by 20 1/2" wide. It's framed as shown ready to hang with felt pads to protect the wall. The canvas panel is a Raymar 56MC Medium Cotton, a professional grade double acrylic primed, 100% pure cotton duck canvas with a medium weave with uniform texture. This is my favorite painting surface because the absorbent canvas grabs the paint for an opaque effect yet keeps your brushstroke visible to create textured landscape. It particularly suits my technique of underpainting warm compliments in oil washes, which support the "real" color in the final painting. The archival 1/8" MDF has no added oils and the back of the board is sealed with gray melamine to prevent warping and deterioration. The paint is Winsor & Newton professional oil colors which are permanent. The painting is varnished and will last for hundreds of years.