The finished painting: 4′ x 6′
You see the original hash mark lines from the original wallpaper.
The added colors: Some Black Paint Pen from Sharpie, Gold Paint Pen, Gold Paint Crayon, Sherwin Williams Wet Concrete (one of my absolute favorite colors), other Sherwin Williams whites, off whites Red Harvest, and of course the great greens from the Dick Blick Acrylic collection.
I see this as a culmination of all that our original little summer Cape Cod home has been through. Think of the mix of colors as change and the location and love of this place as the constant green hash marks.
Enjoy the whole, explore the crops as you see the intricacies of the design.
Catch our signatures (Joseph helped stretch the canvas, prime it, put the hash marks on and added his input to the composition. He has been a part of this home for many years as our friend and as the most loyal of all our dear friends and professionals who helped put our home back together post Sandy.
How did I know it was done? Take a look closely. See how your eye is given time to rest, time to be intrigued and time to question. See how there’s movement, and so much to see but not overwhelming to the point that your eye and subsequently brain, get to rest.
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