I See if Can Scrape It off With a Scalpel
Oil & Oil Pastel on Paper.
Size: 50 W x 70 H cm
It’s dark and it's Halloween. There are lots of school kids giggling in front of the trolley. I’m looking at all the bright plastic adornments, navigating around the kids, and I decided I didn’t want any chocolate or sweets. In the main aisle, there is a shelf full of human-looking dolls, old men and women. There aren't many left. They have blue line marks under each eye. I see if can scrape it off with a scalpel. It comes off but reveals the white foamy base material underneath. They’re squidgy. The man doll has a single curl of hair on the front of its head.
This painting is available as an Archival quality Fine Art Giclée on 310gsm Hahnemühle German Etching Paper
A4 - 210 x 297 mm
A3 - 297 x 420 mm
A2 - 420 x 594 mm
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This paper has the exact same make-up as the original is painted on - 100% α-cellulose. Acid- and lignin-free. There is a visible structure to the paper which gives a textured look and feel close to the original.
It is certified ISO 9706. Which means it conforms to museum quality for the highest age resistance.
I scan the original (not photograph) so it is as accurate as can be. Including all the oily lumps and strokes of the originals. And then If it’s needed I colour-correct on a colour-accurate studio monitor with the original in front of me.
