Au de'but de la Route Print

31"x 42" framed Wood J Lawrence wrote that he finds this piece meaning 'in the beginning of the road" as an awakening rather than a sunset. he said "This was exactly where I found myself with no idea where I was headed at the time. I was constructing it.I knew no matter where this road takes me , I felt a need to tell the viewer through my art you must find your own way in only your own way. Do not keep squinting at the horizon and what you will have at the end of the road. You will miss all the nuances in the road as you walk down it, and don't miss the ever changing sky as the sun rises. I knew that once I started with this endeavor , I could not turn back. I welcome you to my road of 'woodscapes' and enjoy the journey. J Lawrence travelled back to South Western New York where he used to fish in the foothills of the Allegheny mountains. He set up his studio in a Bemus Point, a small town on Lake Chautauqua. He met an artist/boat maker where he learned about the various woods and how certain wood reacted to the environment with their texture and color. JL thought of a concept to replace paint in a painting with wood. He used almaciga (an Indonesian wood) as this canvas from which to apply layers of small, carved and shaped pieces of various woods. The wood pieces were exposed to the environment in different ways to get different colorations. Just as he prepared a pallet with strategic 'appliquee correctement' in mind to employ his parameters for the painting, he also set up a pallet of wood specifically shaped and colorized. He experimented with the way the wood would replace paint by layering and building up the pieces in relief fashion. He used old grist mill as his first model. The reflection on the water made an exact replica of the mill with mahogany, cedar, pine and cherry small pieces. The final effect created a painting made of wood. J Lawrence calls them 'woodscapes'. He says "one must think in 3-D while dealing with a 2-dimensional canvas. This concept has stretched to the limits his enthusiasm with texture. Some of his 'woodscapes create a the relief measuring 8 inches from the canvas base. He experimented with not just various woods but also included various tree bark and even human hair in his woodscapes. He had a love of the rugged, untamed "outdoors" and land that was not yet touched by human 'progress'. This was expressed in the countless hours of working this creation process called "woodscapes".

Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper

Size:10 W x 8 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:15.25 W x 13.25 H x 1.2 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.