Brown Greig Print

An original oil painting in the classical realist genre. One of a series of seven Paintings. I have been collecting props for about 10 years specifically to paint still lifes inspired by the Dutch old masters. So during covid lockdowns I had all the time(2 years) and inspiration to produce the seven different paintings all centred around a different Violin. My aim was atmosphere, so I opted for a dark interior, lit by a single source of light, to portray the type of scene you might find in yesteryear. The composition came from a combination of what looked good to the eye, coupled with strategic placement along the guidelines of "the golden mean", and sacred arithmetic..... because that's what the old masters did. And it worked! So painting on a wooden panel was required to be able to get the control of line, and using many different paint layers and glazes I arrived at the desired result....a violin still life, centred around a cobalt blue cut glass vase, with freshly cut roses, and table grapes from my garden. Backed by leather bound books from my private collection, set on a French provincial marble topped table, decked with loose pages of "olde" sheet music .The studio simply oozed fragrance! Hand framed my Master Paul Craig, who framed the four portraits I was commissioned to paint for the sets of the LOTR, and Hobbit Trilogies.

Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper

Size:8 W x 10 H x 0.1 D in

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

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