Turtle at Sunset
A while back, I made Turtle at Sunset. In preparing for the show at the bank and to send some new work to Ducktrap Bay Trading Company (the art gallery here in Camden that sells my work), I decided to give him a new background. I had some hand-dyed fabric that would have looked great stretched on stretcher bars (the kind painters use to make their own custom-sized canvasses), except there wasn’t enough of it.
So, I painted an 8×10 “gallery wrap, deep-edge” canvas to look like the fabric! Gallery wrap means that the canvas wraps to the back side of the canvas (usually it only goes onto the sides and is stapled there) and is stapled on the back. This way, you can paint the sides and have a finished piece that doesn’t need a separate frame. Most canvasses are about 3/4″ deep, which looks kinda wimpy to me, so I bought the twice-as-expensive “deep-edge” canvas, which is 1 3/4″ deep and stands out nicely from the wall, giving a polished look to the piece. At least, I hope it does! Here’s what he looks like now:
I took him to Ducktrap yesterday, so hope he sells to someone this summer! I’ll be adding more of the new pieces in coming days… hope you’ll surf in to visit!
July 14th, 2006 at 7:13 pm
Looks like you are busy! Enjoy your work.
🙂
July 14th, 2006 at 10:29 pm
That is beautiful. Bet he sells quickly!
July 15th, 2006 at 5:11 am
He’s a nice turtle; hope he sells fast.
How do you attach the piece to the canvas?
July 17th, 2006 at 6:03 pm
I love turtles and this one is beautiful!
I love the way you pieced his shell. Wonderful job!