317 Painting

This painting was painted outdoors, first in cold weather and then as it became warmer, but before the trees were leafed. I have been influenced by an exhibition of Chinese Art that I saw quite a few years ago that considered works from the point of view of their format. The vertical format suggests a connection between earth and heaven, whereas the horizontal format suggests space and time. The painting has a minimum of 2" stretching margins on all sides, but these are partly painted. The listed dimensions are for the image size (ie they do not include the stretching margins). There are a number of stretcher options which will work well for this canvas. The painting can be mounted in a floating frame which will allow the edges of the canvas to be visible while covering the sides of the stretched canvas.