 (Actual Size) * Near Tangent Price $135 Catalog No. 01F29-1 SOLD (and now part of the Garvey Collection). The new owner has chosen to have this and two other similar works reframed in maple wood frames with antique white, 8-ply double matting. The selling price has been adjusted accordingly. 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" Painting in gouache on Fabriano watercolor paper * This and other paintings of this size are framed in thin gold metal frames with 2 1/2" of gray double matting having 3 1/2" weighted bases with a resulting overall size of 8" x 10"
Normally I would write a short story or a description for "Near Tangent." Tonight, though I feel like sharing a bit of the detail behind the painting process itself (for this particular piece). It was quite a challenge! I say this because of a technicality in the addition of my signature. You will notice there is none (now). About two hours ago, after two trips to the art store to purchase "just" the right ink and "just" the right pen nib, I returned back to the studio to add "BRADLEY" to a rather complex but interesting background of TINTED mountain sections down at the lower right portion of this TINY 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" painting. You will notice there are about 4 shades of sap green in this area. I spent about a half a day on this painting paying particular attention to a 1 1/4" x 1/4" rectangular box (of tinted sap green mountains) into which I would enter my name in a light shade of sap green acrylic ink. The quill pen did a fine job, But THEN -- I realized it looked terrible. "Too Big!" I thought to myself. -- Have to get rid of it. So, after much reworking and even a fair amount of sanding and restenciling -- and repainting many involved areas, I returned to what is now the unsigned work. Instead, I have chosen not to sign these small works. There is often so much detail that any attempt at adding my name seems to draw too much attention away from the image. Instead, each tiny painting will be signed on the back in pencil. At one point, the reconstruction of the painting became so involved that even the moon and sky had to be reworked. I am happy with it now though. "Near Tangent" was a near miss relative to its completion today. |
