Mawddach Graces Painting

These females were standing on a seat watching the train barreling across the wooden railway viaduct spanning the estuary of the Afon Mawddach towards Barmouth. I distilled the background scene to a focus on these inquisitive figures. The painting has been used for the book cover of the Spanish edition of the award winning American author Siri Hustveldt's 'Mothers, Fathers and Others' (Madres, padres y demás). The work consists of a Rowney Cryla acrylic base coat of burnt orange over the gesso manufacturers finish. Opaque pigments have been used to lay down some areas, also acting as undercoating for sections of the subject matter. Subsequent layers of acrylic paint have been applied in washes which has been thinned using Liquidex airbrush medium. This thin multiple layering of pigment allows for subtle tonal attributes and a degree of luminosity avoiding the usual flat acrylic finish. Acrylic medium on rolled canvas board is finished with a coat of Winsor & Newton Satin UV varnish. The varnish not only protects the painting but has a unifying effect. I suggest it would look its best with a frame that is at least 75mm or more wide. Narrow frames on large paintings have tendency to not sit well and have a habit of warping.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:24 W x 29.9 H x 0.2 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.