Description
Green Belt – an olive stripe between blue planes
Abstract painting inlays an olive-green stripe horizontally through the middle of pale blue-grey planes — painting on canvas whose whole structure is one band and the planes it holds apart.
Technique and texture
Broad short blade passes carry the colour and leave stepped edges. The surface is smoothed flat in places and left open and grainy in others. Between the planes a darker ground shows here and there as a thin line.
The motif
The olive stripe divides the canvas into a lighter upper part and a darker lower one, but dissolves toward the right. The blue planes are arranged in a loose mesh with no true angles anywhere. A warm sandy plane in the lower right corner is the only decidedly brown colour on the canvas and keeps the composition from tipping. Light collects along the top until the colour nearly gives out.
Setting and placement
Pale blue-greys and olive agree with natural materials, so this one stands quietly beside timber, linen and stone. In a bright room it reads almost as an extension of the wall.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, broad stepped blade passes, alternately smoothed and grainy surface, darker ground showing as a line
- Palette: pale blue-grey, olive green, sand, white
- Ideal for: living rooms, bedrooms, studies
- Character: quiet, banded, natural
Choose the size that suits your wall.
Choosing a size for Green Belt
The olive-green stripe between pale blue-grey planes is painted in 14 portrait sizes, from 40 x 50 to 180 x 230 cm. A hallway wall needs only 50 x 70 or 60 x 80 cm, a 110 cm console takes 75 x 100 cm, the space beside a sofa or a tall cabinet 90 x 120 cm, and a wall by the stairs 120 x 155 or 140 x 180 cm, the measure always being about two thirds of the width of the furniture or the wall. Choosing YES under Stretcher means Green Belt arrives stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. No frame comes with Green Belt – the Frame menu starts at Without frame, so you pick one only if you want it. Allow 15–45 days for Green Belt to be delivered.
The broad stepped blade passes and the warm sandy plane at the lower right are hand-painted on canvas, and this Green Belt painting is not a print.
Why is Green Belt a good choice for a tall wall?
Green Belt solves the wall that is too narrow for a landscape painting: the pier between a window and a door, the space beside a sofa, the wall by the stairs or the hallway. The portrait format draws the eye upward and the olive band across the middle stops it, so the painting stays calm even though it is tall. Pale blue-greys and olive are colours we know from nature; they sit with timber, linen, stone and house plants without taking over the room. The warm sandy plane at the lower right brings in just enough warmth to keep the blue from turning cold.
How is Green Belt painted?
Green Belt is hand-painted by our painters with a broad blade rather than a brush. Short, wide passes leave stepped edges you can feel on the canvas; some planes are smoothed flat, others left open and grainy, and between them a darker ground shows here and there as a thin line. The olive band crosses the blue planes and dissolves into the ground toward the right. Because no two passes of the blade are the same, every canvas is its own piece. Before Green Belt is packed, a photograph of the finished canvas comes to you for approval.
Rolled, stretched or framed?
We ship Green Belt the way you choose: as a rolled canvas, stretched on a wooden stretcher bar, or framed. Our workshop in Slovenia does the stretching and the framing. For the large portrait sizes, from 120 x 155 cm upward, a stretched canvas is the practical choice, because a big roll is hard to stretch yourself at home. A frame is picked in the Frame menu; this painting does not need one, as the planes run to the edge of the canvas and close the composition there on their own.
How should I hang and care for it?
With a tall portrait painting, put the centre at about 150 cm from the floor; with the large sizes, keep the bottom edge no lower than the back of the sofa so the painting does not seem to stand on the floor. By a staircase, hang it with the centre at eye level from halfway up the stairs. A dry soft cloth or brush is all the care it needs; clean the grainy passages gently, without water or cleaners, and keep it away from direct sun and radiators.
Does Green Belt make a good gift?
The small sizes, 40 x 50 and 50 x 70 cm, are an easy gift for a hallway, a study or the spot beside a window, and the calm natural colours go with almost any interior. If you would rather the recipient chose the size or the painting, give a gift voucher.
Green Belt: common questions
Which size of Green Belt suits the wall beside a sofa?
Beside a sofa, or on the wall between a sofa and a window, choose Green Belt in 75 x 100 or 90 x 120 cm, depending on the width of bare wall.
Does Green Belt arrive ready to hang?
Yes – YES under Stretcher gets the blue-grey canvas with its olive stripe stretched on a wooden stretcher.
Is Green Belt a print?
No. The stepped edges of the strokes and the surface left open and grainy in places are marks of the blade that no print can repeat.
Could Green Belt be painted in another size?
If Green Belt suits your wall in none of its 14 sizes from 40 x 50 to 180 x 230 cm, ask us about a painting made to order.
How high should Green Belt hang?
With its centre about 150 cm from the floor; for the large sizes, the bottom edge at least level with the back of the sofa.
How long does delivery of Green Belt take?
15–45 days, as listed beside each size in the menu.
How do I clean the grainy surface?
Gently, with a dry soft cloth or brush, no water and no cleaning products.
Can I order it rolled, without the stretcher?
Yes. Rolled, stretched or framed are all possible, as you choose when ordering.
