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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Finishing wrapped canvas




 In my last post, I showed how I painted around the edges of the wrapped canvas for the 2nd painted mirror.  The 1st mirror was wrapped with a covered black fabric onto cardboard for the backing..so I didn't need to do anything special.  When I finished this piece, which is on a canvas hard panel, I decided to attach it onto a wrapped canvas.  But the wrapped canvas and the batting on the edges of the photo frame were quite white.  











In the past, I have painted onto a wrapped canvas background extending a design.  You can see that example here (post about process is here).  

This was for a gift, so I can't take a picture of the sides  but the leaves extend on to the sides of the canvas.  

I figured I'd have to do something similar with the yellow leaf frame piece.  








So out comes the paints again!  And back to cutting a leaf from the hosta plant.  I painted the leaf and stamped it on to my smallest geli plate then  used the geli plate to stamp on the sides of the canvas. 





It's hard to see but I also took a small paint brush and painted areas where the batting was showing white when I attached to the canvas.  

This is hanging in Bob's bathroom.  It looks quite nice on the wall.




But let's see if he notices it!  HA  He better because it's hung above the toilet!  HA





7 comments:

  1. This new piece is wonderful! You are a very talented painter! It's those little details that make this piece shine.

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    1. Thanks, Patty! We just have to keep playing don't we!

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  2. Lovely work! That's a clever solution, but yes, it involved even more steps to completion. Worth it though.

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    1. Looks so much better than white edges. I have done this years ago and forgot about it! Just happened to look at a piece I have in downstairs bath! HA

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  3. Great idea, those edges really finish it off

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  4. Another fabulous piece and such a great idea you shared about using a small gelli plate to print the side of the canvas. I have some of those small shape ones and have yet to figure out what to do with them.

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  5. Beautiful piece...so clever how you handled the edges!

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