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I saw all of these newspaper "boxes" lined up at the NW Arkansas Community College campus and thought it was remarkable that there is so much printed material available. Much of it is free! I'm NOT a student, by the way. I probably should be but I'm not. :-)
The support for this painting is on one of my experiments with Masonite panels. The Masonite is glued to a pine frame and that assembly is covered with canvas. I DO like the look and feel of canvas, I just don't like the "give" of open-backed stretched canvas. I make these braced Masonite panels (no warping), wrap them with canvas, do the gesso thing then make my paintings. A happy camper! The odd size of this panel (9 3/4x11) is a result of using a left over piece of Masonite to test my panel-making method. Maybe a subject for a separate posting.
These panels would be good if a person likes "gallery wrapped" supports. Personally, I prefer putting my paintings in frames - which I usually make myself.
PS - The "box" at the far left (by the tree) is a trash bin! What does that mean? :-)
It seems we've been blogging at the same time, or almost, Mr. Handyman :)
ReplyDeleteThe boxes look so colorful against the city background (gray and green), they look so nice... I like how you have painted those background details (the environment, as another blogger said lately, is so important -but I can't remember his name!), love those tiny leaves on the floor, all the detail that brings everything real. I love it...
I'll try to find the blogger post to show you exactly what he said and that you have applied it!
Best regards,
Carolina
I found the post:
ReplyDeletehttp://jeffhayesfinearts.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-progress.html
the word he used was not "environment", it was "context", but the idea is the same...
Best regards,
Carolina
What a great composition Ken! And beautiful colours in those 'boxes'
ReplyDeleteHi Liz! THANK YOU for visiting my blog and saying such very nice things about my Newspaper Boxes. It's funny (to me) how those things are everywhere yet we (I) don't usually see them!!! I'm happy that it turned out as well as it did. I'd like to make a larger version and spend the time to get it right.
ReplyDeleteThanks again
Ken B.
Carolina, I THOUGHT that I left a response comment about the http://jeffhayesfinearts.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-progress.html website. I guess that I didn't! Can't blame this one on old age! Just not thinking lately. Most of the time? :-)
ReplyDeleteTake care,
Ken B.
I never thought those boxes we always see in the street could look this nice in a painting. Nice job:clap:
ReplyDeleteHi Millie. Thank you for your nice comment. I was waiting to meet someone and "finally" saw these boxes lined up so neatly. And I'm hearing that most people get their info from the "web" not from a newspaper!
ReplyDeleteThanks again,
Ken B.
they look like little people...cute in a strange sort of way!
ReplyDeleteI guess that they DO look like square-head people. Maybe the "squares" from the BEATNIK era?
ReplyDeleteCouldn't resist, sorry! (Not really.)
Ken B.