Good Art Survives - Best Wall Painting

Here we go again, aiming high for those very best walls we artists crave for!

 

When I decided to enter the art world it meant starting at the beginning, learning how to paint everything and anything. Just like our SIP recruits are doing this summer. Because you must have a quality work of art that shows good workmanship and attention to detail, an absolute in art and design. Sloppy work and happy accidents simply don't fly!

SIP Rainbow Palette

The rainbow palette evolved over the first few years from lots of designer colors paired down to a group of primary colors, mostly pure tones represented on a color wheel - many are transparent. I just added a permanent Orange from Harding to the list. A few colors like Sap Green fall away from every day use. There are no earth colors, those come from mixtures off my palette waste. My palette is always arranged the same. 

THE BEST WALL PAINTING:

I knew exactly what I wanted from my new career move. I wanted my work to hang on the best walls available. My advantage, I knew what that meant as a designer..... not before as a young artist though. A Best Wall Painting is primarily large works of art able to hold an equally large wall. How large is large? I can tell you it is not measured in inches, but feet. Very cozy environments are not excluded but not the norm here. The market is flooded with small works of every description imaginable. Why add more? 

 

Size is always relevant to a need. Think more about a 60x48 or a 60x60 canvas... even bigger if needed. 

 

A BIG BLANK 48x44 OIL PRIMED LINEN CANVAS

The reality, the norm is somewhere between small and large. Really large works are harder to sell. Because there are some boxes to be checked for any painting small or large to find a home. After 15 years you get a fair idea what your bread-and-butter size is. Mine falls just below the two sizes I mention above, a 48x44 or a 48x48 with or without a frame. A 4" frame can increase the size dramatically. 

My overall preference is an almost square canvas 44x40 with a 4" frame. The painting will finish out at a 52x48 best wall painting.... perfect fit for my SUV. Paint the largest canvas your transportation will allow.... I do. Not a bad size for a professional digital capture either.

Good art survives

A painting once sold starts its life on the treasured wall of a collector. An owner who was happy to live with it for a while.... as we know, not forever. The painting will continually face challenges at every estate sale as it passes through history. Like everything, art will have its ups and downs through history. My hope is "Summer Stroll" will have a bright future after it leaves my care. 

  "Summer Stroll" 

 Reborn into the digital world of art.

 Dream Big Artwork

Looking forward to seeing everyone’s homework!

Follow us and join the journey. This summer, it’s all about creating "The Best Wall Painting."