Ponds, Bonavista Peninsula by BarbaraHouston ArtStudio Image: 72" x 72", acrylic + sepia in on seamed cotton canvas (sky) + Belgian linen (ground)
72" x 72", acrylic + sepia in on seamed cotton canvas (sky) + Belgian linen (ground)
Ponds, Bonavista Peninsula by BarbaraHouston ArtStudio Image: sketch
Ponds, Bonavista Peninsula by BarbaraHouston ArtStudio Image: Detail, right side, acrylic + sepia ink on linen
Ponds, Bonavista Peninsula by BarbaraHouston ArtStudio Image: Detail, left side, acrylic + sepia ink on linen
Ponds, Bonavista Peninsula by BarbaraHouston ArtStudio Image: Detail, right of centre, acrylic on linen
Ponds, Bonavista Peninsula by BarbaraHouston ArtStudio Image: Custom framing, studio
Ponds, Bonavista Peninsula by BarbaraHouston ArtStudio Image: WIP, compositional divisions
Ponds, Bonavista Peninsula by BarbaraHouston ArtStudio Image: WIP, flat
Ponds, Bonavista Peninsula by BarbaraHouston ArtStudio Image: WIP, cloud/sky, vertical
Ponds, Bonavista Peninsula by BarbaraHouston ArtStudio Image: Compositional divisions, partial
Ponds, Bonavista Peninsula by BarbaraHouston ArtStudio Image: Pack for transport
Ponds, Bonavista Peninsula by BarbaraHouston ArtStudio Image: Signature, lower right corner/back; clear gesso
Ponds, Bonavista Peninsula by BarbaraHouston ArtStudio Image: In situ
  • BarbaraHouston ArtStudio
  • Ponds, Bonavista Peninsula
  • Acrylic, archival sepia ink on seamed Belgian linen + Cotton Canvas
  • 72 x 72 x 0.75 in (182.88 x 182.88 x 1.91 cm)
  • Framed: 75 x 75 x 2.25 in (190.5 x 190.5 x 5.72 cm)
  • Signature: Barbara Houston Ponds, Bonavista Peninsula 24786-24-20 acrylic + sepia ink on line/canvas
  • Inv: 24786-24-20
  • Sold

Collection: Seamed Paintings x

 
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SEAMED PAINTINGS
Conceptually Houston stitches white gessoed canvas (SKY) and the warm tones of the Belgian Linen (GROUND); the stitches pulled tight became the visual texture of the black spruce and tamarack along the horizon she imagines far in the distance. Positioning of the horizon line initiates the composition; the canvas is stretched and set for painting, clear gesso is applied to stabilize both materials. The ‘painted colour’ of the canvas meets the linen and begins the positive/negative composition. Unpainted areas create a tension between representational specificity and the space of unpainted canvas inviting the viewer remember and see.

Certified Authentic Belgian Line, LIBECO since 1858.

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