I'm working on a new reverse painting (excuse the reflection). The first image is where I'm headed on the front side. The second image is what's happening on the back. Remember, I paint directly on the back so there's a lot of work under the white layer. I do that to protect some of the image from other layers bleeding through. Naturally, as I work through my thought process everything can change at any moment. Also, If you think it's been matted already - no! - It's been painted on from the back side. And I already know that I will be adding and subtracting more color. It's not finished until it tells me so.
Below is the way I have always framed my reverse paintings. Because it's painted directly on the back of the glass, I need to secure the glass so it won't fall out of a floater frame for example. The painting below shows how I used to (and sometime do) frame the glass painting.
A lightbulb went off. I found metal corners used by wooden box makers and now I'm using them to secure the paintings in floater frames and I think it shows the work off much better. As always, the glass is supported on framed canvas panels from behind and everything is framed and wired for hanging as with any painting.
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503-327-8064 - www.sidestreetarts.com
Conrad Stone Gallery, by appointment only
1807 SE 7th, Portland, Oregon
503-235-3644