Furniture | Aspen-Leg Table
Furniture | Aspen-Leg Table
$1,600+-
My sister in gave me an interesting image of an old movie theater we knew. The image had been constructed with facets. I asked John if he could make a painting similar to this. He said yes but he wanted to give the idea a more exciting structure using a variety of other images. Moving toward this commission we reviewed digital sketches that showed me what the painting would look like. I gave him the go ahead, and he went to work. I even got to see the painting in his studio a couple of times before it was complete. It was a pleasure to be included. He also posted the progressive images on the web as he got closer to completion. Palace now hangs in my dining room and invokes fond memories for me of going to movies with my sister.
The table top was made from a remnant of a glue-lam beam. The legs are made from standing-dead aspen; these trees have been scoured by wind and snow, removing all the bark, and polishing the surface to a bone color, with streaks of orange and gray. I have carved the lower legs into squared forms. The legs have then been painted with watered-down acrylic paints, using an airbrush. The paint colors are sienas and umbers for the middle of the legs and black on the feet. The components of the table have been varnished, and the varnish has been rubbed with very light abrasives to produce a matte finish that best reveals the wood. There is a signature on the underside of the table.
Dimensions: 11.5" deep x 29" long x 34" tall
Made in Denver, CO
By John Boak Art
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