Snack Time, upcycled vintage painting

“Snack Time”

This youngling has mastered the force to his advantage, floating froggy snacks towards his open mouth and growling stomach!  

What I love about this piece is it is quite small, so at a glance what you first see is the landscape. You have to stand close to see the story within the painting… you can see that the child’s face is thumbnail size! And getting in close also draws your attention to the textures and colours of the original artist’s work. 

Original vintage painted by unknown artist collected locally. This little piece has a lot of nice texture, which I worked around with the floating Sorgan frogs. The canvas itself was loose and saggy in one area, probably where it had been leaned against… but I repaired it with an old artist trick (spritzing the back with water so the canvas shrinks to fit the frame.) The art was also falling out of the frame, which can chip and damage the art further… so it was repaired and now it is secure and ready to be displayed.

"Snack Time"
original upcycled vintage painting
33 x 38 cm mixed media on vintage canvas

This piece is now available as digital downloads and prints. The hires scan has perfectly lit and captured every detail of this painting… in real life the painting has texture which will catch light and shadow. Because the real one is so small, it is one of the rare times I would say most people would likely prefer a print which is larger than actual size of the artwork.