Description
Green and Graphite – three zones of fresh plaster
A wall abstraction in three zones: the upper seventy percent of the canvas is white-grey plaster smoothed with the knife, with cracks and patches; beneath it runs a straight mid-grey horizontal band, and the lower third is covered by a dense green field in tones of moss and sage.
Technique & Texture
The green is laid with the knife and combed through with lighter dry sweeps, while the white wall above it is furrowed and patched. This is a hand-painted work of art – the cracks and patches are not a printed pattern but real layers of material.
The Motif
Two accents balance the composition: on the left edge, in the upper area, sits a smaller green rectangle, half grown over into the white, and from the upper right corner a dark graphite-grey block descends to a good third of the height, with white eroded streaks inside it. The mid-grey line between the wall and the green acts as a horizon.
Styling & Placement
A calm, material abstract painting for living rooms, offices and entrance halls in Scandinavian or Japanese style; the green ties it to plants, the graphite to black details of the furnishing.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, plaster texture, palette knife
- Palette: white, light grey, moss green, graphite, mid grey
- Ideal for: living rooms, offices, entrance halls
- Character: calm, material, contemporary
Green and Graphite: a portrait canvas for narrow and tall walls
Green and Graphite is offered in 14 portrait sizes, from 40 x 60 to 180 x 270 cm. For a narrow wall beside a window or wardrobe choose 50 x 75 or 60 x 90 cm, and above a console 100–110 cm wide the moss-green field and graphite block work at 70 x 105 cm. In a stairwell choose 100 x 150 cm, and for a tall wall over a sofa 120 x 180 cm.
The first photograph shows Green and Graphite in a slim black frame beside a green armchair, and the second photograph shows it above a cream sofa next to a white floor lamp. You choose a frame for Green and Graphite in the Frame menu, which starts at “Without frame”. Choose YES under Stretcher and the canvas with its white plaster arrives stretched, ready to hang. Delivery of Green and Graphite takes 15–45 days. The cracks and patches are real layers of paint, and Green and Graphite is hand-painted, so it is not a print.
Questions about Green and Graphite
Which size of Green and Graphite goes over a sofa?
For a tall wall above a sofa choose 120 x 180 cm, and under a lower ceiling 100 x 150 cm.
Is the black frame included with Green and Graphite?
No, the slim black frame in both photographs is optional, and for Green and Graphite the Frame menu starts at “Without frame”.
Can I order Green and Graphite in a size not among the 14?
Yes, we paint the white plaster with its green band as a painting made to order in your measurements.
Is Green and Graphite a print?
No, the green field is laid with a knife and combed with dry sweeps, and the cracks in the white plaster are real layers of material.
