“Serie di Venezia No. 1” Painting

This painting is called “Serie di Venezia No. 1” and has the distinction of being the first painting I have made in almost 15 years and is also the first in a series of paintings featuring interesting scenes I have witnessed in my travels to Venice Italy. This painting is a personal point of pride for me because even though I’m a little bit rusty on technique, the final image turned out exactly how I envisioned it. This particular scene was from a random alleyway around 5pm with the sun quickly leaving the amazing walls darker and darker. Another fact about this painting is that it is painted over an existing painting I had done 15 years earlier and was one of two that were to be a series of the study of the color Red. They both sat under the bed for years before I dug them out and decided to re-use the canvases. This painting is complete and ready to hang. Painting Details: (All materials used are a mix from mid-late 90’s and contemporary replacements) -Pre-Stretched Canvas, 36x24” and personally prepared with Gesso and an additional original painting “under coat” -Brushes; Grumbacher Bristle, Flat #2, #3, #4, Round #1, Winsor & Newton -Bristle Filbert #2, Princeton Bristle Flat #2, #3 -Paint; Winsor & Newton Artist Colour, Winsor & Newton Winton and Grumbacher PreTested (back when it was good), 14 different base colors mixed to hue and varying thickness. Liquin and Colbalt dryer agents used to thin paint and speed-up “drying time” - Final painting was sealed using 2 coats of High Gloss Damar Varnish after three (3) month “drying” time Custom Frame Details: Shadow Box style frame made of Red Oak by the Artist exclusively for this painting in 2018. - Frame dimensions are 38x26x2 1/8” - Shadow width ¼” from canvas to frame and the frame edge width is 3/4” wide - Frame is Stained and Varnished with 2 coats of Dark Ebony Satin finish - 100lb. rated picture cable (overkill I know…) through stainless steel eye-hooks is used to hang the entire piece. (10lbs. total weight for canvas and frame) As always, I welcome the opportunity to discuss making a similar Original Commissioned Piece (it will NOT be a copy, but shall have the same feel as the original). All Commissioned Painting requests are welcomed.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:24 W x 36 H x 0.6 D in

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