This little mixed media piece is part of my Enduring Hearts series. Hearts endure, they heal, they are resilient and infinite.
These oil and mixed media paintings are on scrap-ends of boards I salvaged from a neighbor's fence-building project back in Seattle. The hearts were built-up with paperclay and I've used vintage and antique hardware from my granddad's basement for the details.
The words "The beginning, the end, and in between" are painted along the left edge. The heart grows, it breaks, it is patched back together by whatever means we can manage, and it heals. And it lives to love another day.
The painting is sealed with sold picture varnish with a high-gloss finish. It hangs from standard sturdy hidden hardware on the back, and small pieces of salvaged felt protect your walls from the rough wood and help it hang straight. The board is about 5/8" thick, but with clay and hardware it's about 1.5" deep.
Product code: Mixed Media sold Painting - The Beginning, the End, and In Between