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Right, Row Boat, acrylic on stretched canvas, 20" h x 30" w., 2010. Far right, French Town,
16" x 20", acrylic on canvas, 2010
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Chair,
acrylic on canvas, 30" h x 24" w., 2010. |
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Chair,
acrylic on canvas, 30" h x 24" w., 2010. |
These boxes are a twist on a plein air painting tradition that repurposes cigar boxes as a wet panel carrier and a portable pochade box. The paintings are laid down on the exteriors of these boxes which I think creates an interesting decorative object that can be used for storing small items on a desk or shelf. Paintings on paper-wrapped boxes can be easily removed for framing if the collector prefers. Some deluxe boxes have an additional painting on the interior. I recycle cigar boxes that are made of cedar, a substrate used by Renaissance painters like Leonardo Da Vinci. A fellow painter once joked, "the only problem with your boxes is they may only last 900 years." -mike a |
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Tower
Grove Pond,
Acrylic on canvas laid down on cedar cigar box lid, 7 1/2" h x 7" w., 2010. This plein air painting depicts a grouping of water lilies in Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, MO. |
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| Bridge, Forest Park, acrylic, 2010 | Lake, Forest Park, acrylic, 2010 | Fountain, Forest Park, acrylic, 2010 |
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| Row Boat study, acrylic, 2010 | Roundabout, acrylic, 2010 | Water Lilies, acrylic, 2010 |
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