I am fascinated by New York townhouses. They have a glamour about them with their elegant facades and architectural details. Floor to ceiling windows fill the rooms with light and give us a hint of the different lives that are lived behind them. Socialising neighbours sit on the stoops that rise up from the tree-lined Brooklyn streets.
In ´High House Stories´, I wanted to capture some of this charm and accentuate height by making a tall thin composition. From the street where the chopper bicycle leans against a wrought iron fence, the stoop takes you up to the grand electric blue door. Moving up, you see a curious cat with one eye on the fish in its bowl and the other on the bird in its cage. On the rooftop, between the chimneys, a pigeon tries to befriend a wind-vane cock.
Available as an original stitched painting and as a fine art giclée print.
THE ORIGINAL STITCHED PAINTING
- Deep red threads are embroidered over cotton calico fabric and brought to life with collaged translucent papers and acrylic paint. - A stitched painting measuring 77.6 X 25.7cm. - It is stretched on a wooden board and is ready for framing.
THE FINE ART GICLÉE PRINT
- Professionally printed in Barcelona using Hahnemuhle William Turner 100% cotton archival paper weighing 310gsm. (It is gorgeous paper which looks and feels like watercolour paper). Printed using UltraChrome archival inks which are fade resistant. A GICLÉE is a high quality process that produces pure colour, high resolution prints that faithfully mirror the vibrant colours and textures of the original stitched painting.
Sizes include a border around the image and are ready for framing
- The print will have the title and my signature along the bottom edge beneath the image.
PLEASE NOTE that the colour you see on your screen may differ slightly from the colour of the original and the print. Also, the watermark that you may see on your screen will not be on the original stitched painting or giclée print you receive.
Originals and prints are carefully packed in a sturdy cardboard box or tube and shipped to you using a registered/signed-for postal service with a tracking number.