"Isolation" is an original mixed-media painting on watercolor paper, framed in a custom treatment designed by the artist
Artist's note on the framing: The celebrated Danish-American designer Jens Risom was a long-time client of my picture framing shop, and became a friend. Sometime in the 1990's, we worked together to create displays for memorabilia from his career (advertising, magazine articles etc.) for a retrospective show of his work—he encouraged me to incorporate humble materials into my designs for the displays, including corrugated cardboard, which he called a "good, honest material". For the matting for Isolation, I've cut corrugated cardboard at a 45˚ bevel, mitered the corners, varnished and hand-rubbed the surface and lined it with 4-ply acid-free 'rag' paper (for archival reasons). The unexpected, truly humble-appearing, but nevertheless warm and beautiful effect works perfectly for me for Isolation, and it's my little tribute to the memory of Risom
Painting made with watercolor, India ink, watercolor pencils, graphite, charcoal and gesso with touches of acrylic on 300 lb. Arches cold-press watercolor paper, varnished
Image measures 16 by 27 inches (image only, sheet larger)
Framed by the artist in a antiqued gold and black wooden frame with a custom mat treatment designed by the artist (see artist's note above); matting and backing are archival, glazed with UV-filtering plexiglas
Framed piece measures 24-1/2 inches (H) by 35-1/2 inches (W) by 1-1/2 inches (D)
Created in November-December 2020
Signed by the artist with his monogram (PG) and dated "2020", lower left; signed again with his full name and inscribed with the title on the reverse
