Craig Frank

2007-09-22T14:22:00.000-07:00

59x81cm oil on canvas board

This painting went fast, from the time I stretched it over

a particle board,to the moment I sketched it,

till the finished stroke, all within a day.

110.5x80.5cm oil on canvas

I've painted this motif several times, however this one is painted

on top of a painting that I've repainted 3 times with different images.

2007-09-19T13:58:00.000-07:00

50x40cm. oil on canvas

This was painted on a very old canvas, an antique landscape,

perhaps worth millions. Actually it's very satisfying to cover

some of these old landscapes because of the solid layer

make a good foundation.

2007-09-18T11:20:00.000-07:00

34.5x29.5cm oil on canvas

This is another painting that I made on a thick stretcher, about 6cm.

My son threw something sharp at it and it ripped, I patched the

back of the canvas, and it now looks a bit frankenstein- like,

making the piece better, sort of like a survivor with a scar.

2007-09-17T13:19:00.000-07:00

107x155cm oil on canvas

Sorry about the glare on the top of the painting, I'm really bad at taking digi-shots of

my paintings, it's as if the sun shines in Denmark everytime I want to photograph

my art.I tried to be free of a solid composition, and loosen up a bit

like the small sketches, I'm still not sure I've succeeded.

Oil sketches

2007-09-16T04:29:00.000-07:00

18x12cm oil on masonite

18x11cm oil on masonit

18x12cm oil on masonite

25.5x10cm oil on mason

18x12cm oil on masonite

18x11cm oil on masonite

18x13cm oil on masonite

18x12cm oil on masonite

A friend of mine showed me a small painting, and I was rather inspired by its size.

I usually paint on a large scale because it suits my style. At the same time

I was frustrated by the fact that I had more ideas, but my slow production couldn't

keep up with the flow of images I wanted to express. Therefore, this small

scale worked out best as oil sketches of ideas. I think I painted

over 15o of them, so this is just a taste.

2007-09-15T14:39:00.000-07:00

169x64cm oil on canvas

I painted this motif on a small scale, and liked it so much I painted it

twice on a larger scale. One of them I sold to a collector from Germany

and the other is hanging over our sofa. I actually shot an ongoing journal of the progress,

if I find the fotos, I'll add them to the blog. Unfortunately, I've got about 3 years of fotos

that vanished in digital oblivion because of a hard disk snow crash.

2007-09-15T14:33:00.000-07:00

33x33cm oil on canvas

I painted this on one of my custom deep frames

that measure 6cm in width.

2007-09-15T06:18:00.001-07:00

2007-09-15T06:08:00.001-07:00

I painted this several years ago. I covered an old painting which is visible

between the arm and bowl of fruit.

Oil on canvas 85x76cm