Paint and canvas
For centuries artists have chosen stretched canvas as a base for their paintings. The alternative all those years ago was wooden panels which limited the size of the finished work and also was prone to absorbing moisture in the winter months only to split when the panel dried out in summer time.
Woven canvas however, was available in much larger widths and lengths and could even be joined to create very large works but had to be stretched over a wooden frame to create a flat working surface. Canvas just like wood will absorb moisture causing the canvas to sag in the frame but frames were eventually made adjustable having tapered pins at all four corners of the frame to increase the tension of the canvas to overcome that problem.
My paintings also feature these tapered pins, reflecting the attention to detail on my work.
Image above is a detail of one of my works illustrating the textures of paint on canvas.
All available in my Etsy shop.
Stretched canvas detail
Our 38 x 38mm solid timber canvas frame with corner adjusters
Our canvases are supplied with a full depth white frame as standard. Other timber and gilt frames are also available as an extra, call for details.
Loch Mist
61 x 61 cms acrylic on canvas
Still water and morning mist draw the viewer in.
Storm off dunstanburgh castle
37 x 37 cms acrylic on canvas
Storm approaches Northumberland coastline.
Sunset over Arran from Ayr beach
61 x 61 cms acrylic on canvas
Unusual calm with a storm approaching this wonderful part of Western Scotland
Boiling surf off lanzarote
50 x 50 cms acrylic on canvas
Visions of the Atlantic deep
Distant Morfa dyffyn beach from abersoch
22 x 22 cms canvas with gilt and Prussian Blue frame with an overall size of 33 x 33cms.
Flowering water lily llananant farm
22 x 22 cms canvas with gilt and Prussian Blue frame with an overall size of 33 x 33cms.
Menorca Sunset
