The Swimmer

THE PAINTING

This a mixed media piece, starting life as a watercolour for texture and tone, then being worked on more on the computer. This is a process I've enjoyed creating and developing over the last few years. It's becoming more and more "my" way of working.

The girl swimming is painted in by hand, as is the gold sparkle.

HOW WE MAKE THE PICTURE

We build everything ourselves in the gallery. The photograph is printed on the very best archival matte canvas, hand coated in a matte varnish we import from America, and then left flat to dry for a few days. This means the picture can be cleaned with a damp cloth, and the great thing about a matte finish with no glass is that you have no distracting glare or reflections. It's a much more direct experience.

Whilst the print is drying we can get on with making the stretcher frame and the tray frame that the finished canvas will drop into. The tray frame is then hand painted.

Next the canvas is stretched over the stretcher frame. After that, we carefully paint the canvas edges with several coats of the same paint used on the tray frame, so they match perfectly. Then we assemble the canvas and frame, put a hanging wire on the back, and attach a Certificate of Authenticity. Finally Neil signs the piece front and back adding the title and edition number.

We use the very best materials, and I would expect my pictures to look exactly the same in 100 years. They won't fade in our lifetime. 

BUYING OPTIONS

This picture is available as a framed stretched canvas, and only comes in the one size and is framed in white. A shipping charge of £35 is added at checkout.

XL Stretched Canvas Framed in White Tray Frame: £575

Limited Edition of 50

Framed Size is 93 cm by 93 cm  (canvas size is 85 cm by 85 cm).

Feel free to call Neil on 07957 473693 with any more questions, or email us at neil@neilwilliams.co.uk