Description
Layers of Grey – a weathered wall of horizontal courses
A weathered wall of nine to ten horizontal courses, stacked across the full width and separated by evenly spaced thin darker joints – a concrete or slate register in silver greys, with a faint bluish tint in the upper third.
Technique & Texture
The surface is crusty, speckled plaster: diagonal scrape scratches cross several courses at once, and white spatters and chips testify to the years. This is a hand-painted work of art – the flaws are its character, each course carries its own scars.
The Motif
The brightest silver-white courses lie in the upper middle and at the centre of the canvas, the darkest are the bottom course and the upper left corner – the wall reads like a sound spectrum, from silence to full volume and back.
Styling & Placement
An industrial modern painting for offices, living rooms and loft spaces; the silver greys tie to concrete, steel and glass, and the horizontal rhythm optically widens the wall.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, horizontal courses, crusty plaster
- Palette: silver, grey, white, near-black joints, faint bluish tint
- Ideal for: offices, living rooms, loft spaces
- Character: industrial, layered, weathered
Layers of Grey for an office, living room or loft
Layers of Grey comes in 16 upright sizes, from 40 x 55 to 200 x 279 cm. Between a window and a door the slim 40 x 75 cm fits, and above a console about 100 cm wide choose 70 x 97 cm, roughly two thirds of its width. In an office, 90 x 125 cm fits above a desk, and a high loft wall takes 120 x 167 or 140 x 195 cm. The 40 x 75 cm size arrives in 6 days, all others in 15–45 days.
The first photograph shows the painting on dark wood panelling above two grey poufs, and the second photograph shows it on a pale wall between window blinds beside a grey armchair. The frame for Layers of Grey seen there, dark with a thin gold edge, is optional, and the Frame menu starts at “Without frame”. Choose YES in the Stretcher menu and Layers of Grey arrives on a wooden stretcher. The crusty plaster and diagonal scratches are hand-painted, so it is not a print.
Questions about Layers of Grey
Which size of Layers of Grey arrives faster?
The 40 x 75 cm size arrives in 6 days, the other 15 sizes in 15–45 days.
Which size of Layers of Grey suits an office?
Above a desk about 140 cm wide the silver-grey courses work at 90 x 125 cm, and on a narrow wall by a door at 40 x 75 cm.
Is the frame in the photographs included with Layers of Grey?
No, the dark frame with its gold edge is optional and is added in the Frame menu, otherwise Layers of Grey arrives unframed.
