Upside Down Martini, 70" x 54" x 3"
Last week, I finally removed the painting from its shackles, filled the holes where the handles and eye bolts were screwed into the wood frame, stained and cleaned up the edges and sides. I decided to leave the painting flat on the work bench until delivery, to protect it from potential damage. The finished piece weighed in at about 60lbs.
Patricia Rovzar Gallery brought their van to transport the work to the customer. I covered the surface with glassine paper, and made some corners out of corrugated board for protection. We decided not to bubble wrap the piece, because the fit in the van was going to be tight. Two of us were able to lift and carry the work to the van. Thankfully, it wasnt that difficult.
"Upside Down Martini" now lives in its new home. The client loves it, and I'm a happy artist.
Tomorrow I'll add a post to explain the name, and talk about how completing this painting is taking me on a new conceptual journey with my work.
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2 comments:
Beautiful! I can understand why you and the client are both happy.
I admire your control over this medium that I struggle with and work toward gaining at least some control.
These posts have been fun to follow.
That's funny. Does anyone have control over this crazy medium? I find that it controls me, more than the other way around. Every day it's something new!
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