BLUE HERON
ACRYLICS ON RED CEDAR W/RED OAK FRAME
SUMMER 2023

     This small work painting is based on a similar one I made on paper in the Fall of 2017.  That earlier version was made as a Christmas gift to be given at the Skagit Artists Christmas get-together.  The original painting was meant to be in the spirit of a Japanese wood block print.  I made the frame for this painting out of red oak using pegged, hand-joined, mortise-and-tenon construction methods.   I used the Japanese technique (shou-sugi-ban) of charring and oiling the oak to finish the frame.  I specifically made this painting for the Matzke Gallery’s “Honey, I Shrunk the Art” 2023 show.
 
DIMENSIONS:          HEIGHT: 11 inches
                                    WIDTH: 8 ½ inches

                                                           PRICE $250


​Gary Giovane
La Conner, WA
gioart13@yahoo.com