Southwest Mesa

Colors: Transparent Zirconium Blue, Indian Red, Ochre, Rum Umber, Vintage Pale Yellow, Bone White

Description: Reproduction artwork is of an egg tempera painting printed on Hahnemühle German Etching paper of a view of southwest landscape and river under a big sky

Inspiration: Sometimes the medium itself is the inspiration for a painting. This painting is made using egg tempera. It is a painting method used by the ancient Greeks and Romans. The process consists of hand mixing pure minerals with egg yolk, vinegar and distilled water; similar to a fresco. It requires time and a slow layered experience. This medium allows the mind and hand to work together creating serendipitous moments. Here the paint strokes guide the work. The painting is revealed as it is made. The paint is absorbed onto a clay panel which creates both transparent and opaque surfaces. 

Egg Tempera: Egg tempera painting is a historical form of painting dating back to the 1st and 2nd century and uses brilliant pigments from the earth. Because of these fine grainy pigments, the print will show a luminous, colorful grainy quality. Egg tempera paints have a tendency to pool, puddle, and spread in magical ways. Egg tempera paints are translucent, allowing the viewer to witness the full effect of the details in the paint pigment. Enlarged prints will exhibit high quality details of these pigments. To learn more about the history and process of egg tempera painting, please visit our About Egg Tempera page. 

Paper: Printed on Hahnemühle German Etching paper. Prints are custom-made in London, England. Learn about our paper. 

Frames: We offer conservation fine art framing. Each frame is hand-finished in Germany, using sustainable solid woods. All woods are certified through the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). No MDF or reconstituted materials are used. The frames are roughly .75 inches on the front and are equipped with edge-ground float glass. An acid-free insert and a sturdy rear panel with hangers make for easy hanging in portrait and landscape formats. Learn more about our frames.

*Some cropping may occur on some sizes.

*Colors vary from screen to screen.

Free worldwide carbon-neutral shipping on all framed and unframed prints. Unframed prints can be expected to arrive within 10 - 15 business days, and framed prints can be expected to arrive within 20 business days.