Jim and Beth White wanted an
artist who could convert their vision of a beloved wilderness area into a
painting to decorate the fireplace mantel, the focal point of their living room.
Their good fortune began in knowing Joe Sinsabaugh, a Granville artist whose style of painting suited them.
But it went further than that. Little did they know when they commissioned Sinsabaugh that he knew the area they had chosen for their painting and shared their enthusiasm about its beauty.
The Whites had struggled with how to decorate a narrow, long space above the brick fireplace that takes up almost one entire wall of the home. Jim's attempt to find something suitable online ended in disappointment. The paintings he saw were cliché --none personally spoke to him. He knew Sinsabaugh painted and looked up his art on Sinsabaugh's Facebook site.
A subject already had been floating around in Jim's head. Jim had enjoyed hiking and camping at Dolly Sods, a wilderness area in West Virginia, for almost all his adult life. He had hiked there a couple of times with Beth. Jim broached the idea of a painting of Dolly Sods, and when he got a positive response from Sinsabaugh, the idea was cemented.
By coincidence, Sinsabaugh knew Dolly Sods, too, from having taken a two-week class on landscape painting there about 35 years ago. He since has destroyed the paintings, but the memories remained.
"It was like going back there again," Sinsabaugh said.Online marketplace for used plasticmoldingonsale machines. "West Virginia is a beautiful area. There are mountains where you can get 100-mile views."
The 24- by 64-inch oil painting is of rugged mountain terrain lit by a faintly glowing sunrise in the distance. In the foreground is a flat section of low brush dotted with pines and a large outcropping of rock. A large pine stands at one side, like a sentinel. The ridges of several distant mountain ranges fade into the horizon.
Sinsabaugh didn't rush to get the painting done. He had done commissions in the past that clients weren't pleased with. This time, he wanted his patrons to know what they would be getting ahead of time.
From photos Jim had taken of Dolly Sods, Sinsabaugh painted two studies -- one as if it were viewed in the fall, the other in the spring. The Whites clearly liked the fall version, but they asked for some changes. Where Sinsabaugh had painted a bright sun emerging on the horizon, Beth wanted a more muted effect. However, Beth insisted he retain another feature, a trail resembling one they always descend when they hike there.
Sinsabaugh's studies presented two schemes of color, both in tone and intensity. Having to decide between them, he said, ensured he and his clients were on the same wavelength.
"He put on his own touches, but it captures the total feel of territory I've seen so many times," Jim said.
The painting fits the rustic feel of the Whites' home, a former retreat for Owens Corning higher-ups located in the hills a couple miles west of the village. A hunting lodge immediately jumps to mind when you step in. There also is a touch of make-believe when your eyes catch the gingerbread decorations on the staircase to the second floor.
Sinsabaugh is a commercial pilot by vocation, but art always has been a passion. Over about 40 years as an artist, Sinsabaugh's interests have taken various twists and turns. He has a strong interest in Native American art and primitive art, such as cave painting. He has sculpted faces out of wire and made mobiles representing birds in various settings --a nest,Take a walk on the natural side with stunning and luxurious floortiles from The Tile Shop. clouds, lightning, and rain. As part of a fundraiser for the Granville Rotary Club, he painted a series of small watercolors of roses, using a finer brush technique than is typical of his work. But landscapes have been a constant.
Overtaken by a rare autoimmune disease in 2011, Sinsabaugh was grounded for nine months. In the fall, he went to Colorado to hunt elk, and while there he painted 20 landscapes. In early June, he was cleared to fly again.
By building up layers of paint, Sinsabaugh creates a rich texture in his oil paintings. In the painting for the Whites, a dense matting of green, yellow and brown form the vegetation. There is no fineness to the brush strokes. The paint is laid on thick. That, and the quick brush strokes forming the pine branches, create an energy that excites the entire canvas. It pulsates while the soft horizon in back soothes.
The painting is unframed because the tight space wouldn't have allowed a frame. So as not to leave sides (normally covered by the frame) a stark white,The reality of convenient handsfreeaccess contro. Sinsabaugh extended the painting to all four sides.
Sinsabaugh worked on the painting for about a month and a half, finishing it in January.If you are looking to buymosaic art, Once it was hung, the Whites invited Sinsabaugh, his wife Sharon, and their eldest daughter,Browse the Best Selection of chickencoop and Accessories with FREE Gifts. Sylvia, to come for a look. The two families stood in front of it to take it all in.
Their good fortune began in knowing Joe Sinsabaugh, a Granville artist whose style of painting suited them.
But it went further than that. Little did they know when they commissioned Sinsabaugh that he knew the area they had chosen for their painting and shared their enthusiasm about its beauty.
The Whites had struggled with how to decorate a narrow, long space above the brick fireplace that takes up almost one entire wall of the home. Jim's attempt to find something suitable online ended in disappointment. The paintings he saw were cliché --none personally spoke to him. He knew Sinsabaugh painted and looked up his art on Sinsabaugh's Facebook site.
A subject already had been floating around in Jim's head. Jim had enjoyed hiking and camping at Dolly Sods, a wilderness area in West Virginia, for almost all his adult life. He had hiked there a couple of times with Beth. Jim broached the idea of a painting of Dolly Sods, and when he got a positive response from Sinsabaugh, the idea was cemented.
By coincidence, Sinsabaugh knew Dolly Sods, too, from having taken a two-week class on landscape painting there about 35 years ago. He since has destroyed the paintings, but the memories remained.
"It was like going back there again," Sinsabaugh said.Online marketplace for used plasticmoldingonsale machines. "West Virginia is a beautiful area. There are mountains where you can get 100-mile views."
The 24- by 64-inch oil painting is of rugged mountain terrain lit by a faintly glowing sunrise in the distance. In the foreground is a flat section of low brush dotted with pines and a large outcropping of rock. A large pine stands at one side, like a sentinel. The ridges of several distant mountain ranges fade into the horizon.
Sinsabaugh didn't rush to get the painting done. He had done commissions in the past that clients weren't pleased with. This time, he wanted his patrons to know what they would be getting ahead of time.
From photos Jim had taken of Dolly Sods, Sinsabaugh painted two studies -- one as if it were viewed in the fall, the other in the spring. The Whites clearly liked the fall version, but they asked for some changes. Where Sinsabaugh had painted a bright sun emerging on the horizon, Beth wanted a more muted effect. However, Beth insisted he retain another feature, a trail resembling one they always descend when they hike there.
Sinsabaugh's studies presented two schemes of color, both in tone and intensity. Having to decide between them, he said, ensured he and his clients were on the same wavelength.
"He put on his own touches, but it captures the total feel of territory I've seen so many times," Jim said.
The painting fits the rustic feel of the Whites' home, a former retreat for Owens Corning higher-ups located in the hills a couple miles west of the village. A hunting lodge immediately jumps to mind when you step in. There also is a touch of make-believe when your eyes catch the gingerbread decorations on the staircase to the second floor.
Sinsabaugh is a commercial pilot by vocation, but art always has been a passion. Over about 40 years as an artist, Sinsabaugh's interests have taken various twists and turns. He has a strong interest in Native American art and primitive art, such as cave painting. He has sculpted faces out of wire and made mobiles representing birds in various settings --a nest,Take a walk on the natural side with stunning and luxurious floortiles from The Tile Shop. clouds, lightning, and rain. As part of a fundraiser for the Granville Rotary Club, he painted a series of small watercolors of roses, using a finer brush technique than is typical of his work. But landscapes have been a constant.
Overtaken by a rare autoimmune disease in 2011, Sinsabaugh was grounded for nine months. In the fall, he went to Colorado to hunt elk, and while there he painted 20 landscapes. In early June, he was cleared to fly again.
By building up layers of paint, Sinsabaugh creates a rich texture in his oil paintings. In the painting for the Whites, a dense matting of green, yellow and brown form the vegetation. There is no fineness to the brush strokes. The paint is laid on thick. That, and the quick brush strokes forming the pine branches, create an energy that excites the entire canvas. It pulsates while the soft horizon in back soothes.
The painting is unframed because the tight space wouldn't have allowed a frame. So as not to leave sides (normally covered by the frame) a stark white,The reality of convenient handsfreeaccess contro. Sinsabaugh extended the painting to all four sides.
Sinsabaugh worked on the painting for about a month and a half, finishing it in January.If you are looking to buymosaic art, Once it was hung, the Whites invited Sinsabaugh, his wife Sharon, and their eldest daughter,Browse the Best Selection of chickencoop and Accessories with FREE Gifts. Sylvia, to come for a look. The two families stood in front of it to take it all in.
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