Windermere

This piece has heavy texture in places. This texture comes from building up heavy layers of paint, which provides a rich history for the piece, not all of which is always visible. The piece is finished with a coat of gloss varnish, which helps protect the painting over time. The painting has a gloss finish. This piece is mounted on wood panel. It comes wired for hanging. A certificate of authenticity is adhered to the back of the piece using archival-quality adhesive.

I painted on this particular wood panel for a few weeks before it decided what it wanted to be. It started out as an attempt to glue a paper painting to the center of the panel using gloss medium. I've done this successfully many times before, but this time the original painting was unfortunately ruined in the process. I then sanded that back and painted 4 additional paintings on this panel, still never converging, each time sanding back some and starting over. I couldn't fully get the paper sanded off, so you can still see the shape of it under the painting. I like the idea of hidden layers (and even hidden paintings) buried beneath the topmost visible layer, a mysterious hidden history that adds magic to the painting.