Gone Big

Beauty and the Birch, Acrylic on Wood Panel, 30 x 60 inches.

Today's painting is something new and a little different -- I've gone BIG!

​My good friend Rebecca recently moved into a wonderful new home and commissioned me to create an original painting for their fireplace mantel.  

At 30 x 60 inches, this is only the second time I have done a painting this large (check out the last photo in this post to see my very first large painting).

While a little nervous going into the painting, I ended up having a blast and really enjoyed painting this one!  I even had our artist cat Stanley help me out!

Home sweet home!

Here is the only other really big painting I have ever done. It was 48 x 48 inches and now resides at my friend Erin's home in Ottawa, Canada. This painting was very special to me, as was the frame (hand crafted by my dad, Bob MacKay).