Spring Morning, Skates Hill
11” x 14”
Plein air painting with the All-Weather Gang from atop Skates Hill overlooking West Middlebury Baptist Church. This scene looks fabulous every time I see it, because of the downhill view, and the collection of farm buildings, homes, and the church with its majestic steeple. On this day it was particularly compelling because the foliage was limited to emerging buds and tender sprouts. Spring color in Western New York goes quickly, and the light was beautiful that day!
"Spring Morning, Skates Hill" is framed in a pale gold Sonoma carved wooden frame. The frame is a 3 1/2" molding, so in the frame it presents as 18" tall by 21" 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 enhance 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 for a clean finish. 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”
Plein air painting with the All-Weather Gang from atop Skates Hill overlooking West Middlebury Baptist Church. This scene looks fabulous every time I see it, because of the downhill view, and the collection of farm buildings, homes, and the church with its majestic steeple. On this day it was particularly compelling because the foliage was limited to emerging buds and tender sprouts. Spring color in Western New York goes quickly, and the light was beautiful that day!
"Spring Morning, Skates Hill" is framed in a pale gold Sonoma carved wooden frame. The frame is a 3 1/2" molding, so in the frame it presents as 18" tall by 21" 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 enhance 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 for a clean finish. 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”
Plein air painting with the All-Weather Gang from atop Skates Hill overlooking West Middlebury Baptist Church. This scene looks fabulous every time I see it, because of the downhill view, and the collection of farm buildings, homes, and the church with its majestic steeple. On this day it was particularly compelling because the foliage was limited to emerging buds and tender sprouts. Spring color in Western New York goes quickly, and the light was beautiful that day!
"Spring Morning, Skates Hill" is framed in a pale gold Sonoma carved wooden frame. The frame is a 3 1/2" molding, so in the frame it presents as 18" tall by 21" 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 enhance 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 for a clean finish. The paint is Winsor & Newton professional oil colors which are permanent. The painting is varnished and will last for hundreds of years.