If you are looking for www.searoom.com please note that I have ceased to maintain that site and have closed it after 13 years. Thank you for visiting and I hope you will stay and take a look through my new painting site. Tony Cook (Skipper)
Where to view Tony's paintings
By appointment at my home studio -
all paintings are for sale - please call for prices.
High resolution giclée prints on quality paper (or watercolour paper
or canvas are now available for selected paintings. Fine quality
cards of the same paintings are also available.
Check out my Gallery pages for recent paintings
Current and Upcoming shows:
Beauty of the Hills at Risk
February
3 - 4, 2012
Opening, Friday 6-9pm
Saturday, 11am to 5pm
Studio 5, 1362 Bathurst St, Toronto
Proceeds from the sale of artworks will go to support the fight
against the MegaQuarry in Melanthon Township
www.artistsagainstthemegaquarry.com
Luminosity - Spring juried show:
May 1 - 6, 2012
Bayview Watercolour Society
McKay Gallery, Unionville, ON
Paintings mounted on wood panels
A new method of mounting and protecting watercolour paintings
- lightweight
- frameless
- less expensive
- durable
These watercolours were painted on 140 lb medium surface
watercolour paper in the normal way. While these are tiny (3 x 4
inches), any size of watercolour painting can be mounted in this
manner.
The paintings are mounted onto the wooden support boards using a gel
medium. Then the paintings are protected with two coats of Archival
Varnish spray.
Finally, four coats of Polymer Varnish with Ultra Violet filters and
Light Stabilizers are brushed on.
The paintings are thus protected from moisture, dirt, sunlight and
light scratching, and may be hung unframed or framed in the same
manner as an oil painting.
For archival considerations, the varnish coat can be safely removed
and reapplied if required after many years of enjoyment. The
paintings are safe for many years to come.
The wood panels vary from 3/4-inch to 2-1/2-inch in depth, depending
on size.