My Birch and Hardboard boxes before gessoed and the paintings begain..
These are my Birch wood and hardboard panel boxes. Most are 6"X6" and 1 3/4 inch in-depth. The name "cradled" is the description given to this type of box. The sides are varnished the then the front is gessoed with three coats, sanded then an oil primed, when dry the painting begins. Sometimes I mount canvas to this and paint on it. Yes, its a bit of overkill but each painting is archival and that means a lot to me. I supply a screw and a grove in the frame for easy flush to the wall hanging, no framing is needed. The boxes are made by Chris at www.paintonthis.com I happen to use this size but Chris can make probably anything, good guy to work with... I get no money to hype him but the joy of sharing...
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