Wintertime Art
Byzantine Winter
oil on panel and canvas with foam-backed red-orange velour behind openings
42 x 24 x 2+ inches
Ah man, it’s been cold again. We’ve had too much rain and the temps have been down in the fifties! Bleh. So that means crap light, crap mood and not much productivity. In keeping with the cold, the above is a painting a I did during the winter months. It’s similar to the last one I posted in that it incorporates the same basic elements–a highly textured surface, a limited palette and openings in the canvas backed with brightly colored fuzzy fabric. Unlike the last painting, the holes in this one go right through the panel and the fabric is backed with a squishy foam and pressed up tight to the panel so that it bulges out a bit. Kids really dig this one. When it’s hung, the openings are at a perfect height for small hands to reach.
three detail photos after the jump
sunshine and blue skies,
-Steph
May 30, 2009 at 6:55 pm
I LOVE it – even more so from a distance, where I can safely believe it’s crisp clean trees; and not find myself compelled to poke at the meaty dead things that didn’t make it through the winter.
May 31, 2009 at 9:43 am
aheeheehee! that’s about the best response i’ve ever received! thank you a million times over, Tarabu!
June 1, 2009 at 5:37 am
oh, good – I was starting to think I was disturbed in some way!