I am not a fan of painting on stretched canvas. I’d much rather paint on something that serves a function other than to just hang on a wall. I know as an artist this is not exactly the norm but I’ve always felt that way.
So when my friend, M.E. asked me to paint a few canvases to put on consignment for her new shop, Bethany Beach Art House in Delaware, my first instinct was to cringe! Why couldn’t I just send her my zippered pouches? They were painted canvas, after all. I just happened to have made them functional!
But M.E. made a good argument for painting the stretched canvases. There are many people that see art as the hanging version on the wall, not necessarily the non-traditional way I like to make it…by sewing canvas into “stuff”. She thought that clients would be more drawn in by having both options to choose from.
It was a new way of looking at the selling process for me (I come from a very crafty background) and I’m glad that she encouraged me to go for it.
Instead of overthinking the process, I grabbed three canvases this past weekend and employed one of my favorite mantras…don’t think, just paint!
All three canvases started off with the same set of colors and yet each one took a different direction.
I had the best time playing, and trying this and that. I guess it just proves I need to get out of my own way sometimes and just let it flow! The canvases are on their way to Delaware, along with a bunch of the zippered pouches. Wish me luck!
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