ABOUT MY WORK
BELOW ARE VIDEOS OF PAINTING, VARNISHING AND MOUNTING AND THE FRAMES I BUILD.
ALL OF MY PAINTINGS ARE PAINTED ON ARCHES 140LB COLDPRESS WATERCOLOR PAPER. I THEN MOUNT THEM ON GESSOED, ACID FREE HARDBOARD AND VARNISH THEM WITH A UV RESISTANT VARNISH WHICH PROTECTS THEM AND ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR THEM TO BE MOUNTED BEHIND GLASS. BELOW YOU WILL FIND SOME SHORT VIDEOS OF PAINTINGS IN PROGRESS AND MY MOUNTING AND VARNISHING PROCESS.FOR MORE INFORMATION OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME, I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT MY WORK AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ENJOY!
PAINTING
i PAINT WITH aCRYLIC & CHINESE INK ON WATERCOLOR PAPER WITH SUMI-E BRUSHES
Painting “I’ll Make It to the Moon if I Have to Crawl”
MOUNTING & VARNISHING
i "WET MOUNT" MY PAINTINGS TO GESSOED HARDBOARD AND THEN VARNISH THEM WITH A UV PROTECTANT VARNISH, ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR GLASS. ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT IS THE COLORS GET RICHER AND MORE DEFINED.
FRAMING
i BUILD MOST OF MY FRAMES FROM RECLAIMED BARNWOOD LUMBER THAT I HAVE COLLECTED FROM OLD BUILDINGS, FENCES AND OTHER STRUCTURES. I DO OCCASIONALLY BUILD FRAMES WITH NEW LUMBER BUT USUALLY AGE IT AND DISTRESS IT.