The Embrace

Artist Statement: Paintings tell stories. There are lovers hiding here, embracing each other as though the world doesn't exist and all around them is  red like love.

This work is  Oil and  Acrylic 95 cm X 100 cm (it can be stretched to 95 X 95 if you would like it perfectly square) on 100%  professional quality canvas, signed on the front and sent with an artist CV and certificate of authenticity. The work is sent in a roll ready for stretching - this is taken into account in the price. To get a quote for stretching from your framer you just need to give them the measurements of the work. I send this work out in a roll as it is the safest way to send a large work.

The work is sealed with a conservationist Gloss Varnish  which provides a beautiful finish for the paint and is long lasting so gives the painting posterity for many hundreds of years and the conservationist quality varnish is essential as it doesn't yellow or crack with light and age and means that you can wipe the painting free of dust with a damp cloth if you need to which will also preserve its life.

The painting is painted on the sides so if hung stretched without an exterior frame it will still look lovely from any angle (no ugly white sides). I actually hang all large works in my house without exterior frames because I feel that allows the paintings to continue beyond its borders. But this is just my personal preference so I have included some images with different frames. If you want a frame you are asking your farmer for stretching and framing.

If you decide to add an exterior frame I suggest choosing a frame that matches your home rather than matching the painting. ie if you have natural timber choose a timber frame, if you have a lot of white trim choose a white frame.

Please you must measure your space! I try to make the images as representative as possible to the size of the work but this is not a replacement for measuring your own space. Its expensive for the artists who pay for the freight  to send work out even in a roll and this is not reimbursed if the work is returned so please do carefully  measure your space.

This work will be sent via Australia Post in a sturdy tube.