4 inch seascapes on deep sided canvasses



High Winds and Surf, 4 inch square canvas (deep sided). Vivien Blackburn

Instead of working on my planned 40 inch canvas I was in a mood to work with these little 4 inch canvasses I'd bought to do some work for my etsy store. This one is based on a wild day with the surf pouring over the harbour wall and the rocks offshore.

Below is a side view so that you can see the painted edges and depth of the sides. It's a little bleached out by the flash - the accurate colour is above, which was taken in daylight.

I'm going to be uploading them to Etsy if anyone wants to take a look.

Comments

Jeanette Jobson said…
These are great. I love the gallery canvasses and have a shelf in the studio piling up with them. They take the pressure and cost out of framing!

I can hear the sound of the surf in my head by seeing this little gem.
12:25 am
Anonymous said…
Ooh, 'striped cliffs at Hunstanton' is glorious. They're all lovely, true enough, but that one calls my name...
7:20 am
vivien said…
Thanks Jeanette and Cath :>)

Lets hope the buyers of Etsy think so too!

Exactly Jeanette - and I hate my seascapes to be confined by frames, I like them au naturel :>)
7:33 am
Chris Bellinger said…
just done a series of these small c anvases on a mountain them(see blog)they look great all in a line.
Love your painting
You may also like the link to a fun programe i found!
Interesting to see how the buyer feel. i thin that people are more likely to spend money on the smaller stuff nad thing that remind them of placs been
2:05 pm
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