08/07/2024
Hi everybody! So I've been telling myself "it's time to sell some of these paintings" for years now, but for some reason I always hesitate to take that leap of faith. I've been told it's a common problem among creators - we struggle to set a price and allow the world to decide if our creations are "worthy" - I guess it's understandable, after all, these are our labors of love/pain/longing/hurt/etc... Well, my creditors have told me in no uncertain terms that the time is now or never.
So, without further adue, here are 3 paintings looking for new "forever-homes". (prices are written-out in order to confound "the algorithm")
Pics 1 & 2) The Salton Sea (2023) - Acrylic on 10" x 10" canvas - ninety
Pics 3 & 4) Basilisk (2023) - Acrylic on 10" x 10" canvas - ninety
Pic 5) Stargazers (2021) - Acrylic on 12" x 12" canvas (this piece was jury-selected to hang at the Riverfront Arts gallery) - one-hundred seventy
In case you wondered, these paintings were built to last. I used archival-quality pigments in all of them (aside from fluorescents and glow-in-the-dark pigments, which aren't available in archival-grade but seem quite colorfast so far). I also spent a lot of time studying curation processes, so I'm confident my finishing process was up-to-par: After drying, I applied 2+ coats of acrylic clear-coat (the 'separation layer'), then allowed each piece to cure for 6-8 weeks. I washed the surfaces with a lint-free cloth and distilled water, then let the painting dry for 2 more weeks. Finally, I applied several coats of kamar varnish - this is a different medium from acrylics, which allows a curator to chemically remove the top-coat and replace it without ever exposing the pigment below the separation layer to air! TMYK.
DM for pickup/delivery options!
