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I bought this painting out of spite (the dangers of thrifting)

 
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The thrift shop was crowded today.  I always forget that Fridays are Pickers Day.  I think that's when they get a lot of the new stuff in.  Normally I like pickers.  They are highly entertaining.   Most of them don't know Danby from Ikea and will pass up a teapot I know is worth about $200 for a $2 plate.  I'm not a picker, but I do like keeping an eye on the value of things that interest me (like my own person antiques roadshow in my head).  

And it's great because the money they spend at that charity shop goes right back into helping the community.

The craft aisle was a mess and full of people.  While I was waiting my turn to get in there, a painting caught my eye.  As the people filed past, all glanced at the painting and looked away quickly.  When I got there, I couldn't stop looking.  So I looked closer.

Yes, it actually was a real painting.  Not a print.
Huge!  About three feet tall and nearly 6 feet long.  Or so it looked sitting on the ground in the pile of broken frames and other art debris.  
But there was something about the composition and, resting my hand on it, looking closer I could see...

... and that was the first bump.  Someone tried to take the painting out of my hand and push me over.  And then another one pushed them out of the way... and it was physical!  No one saying anything, but the pickers who had passed by the painting were now in a battle to be the one to get me out of the way.  All I could do was keep my hand on the painting as a silent sign that this was mine now.  Let my hand off the painting and they were free to take it.  And they tried.  When the one dressed up like an old lady (I think I went to highschool with her and she's a few years younger than me) came with the cart to get me out of the way, I grabbed the painting and slipped by, letting her cart block the others.  I didn't even know if I wanted the painting.  I hadn't looked at it properly yet.  But I wanted it now.  I was angry!

That's too much like something that happens on TV.  Maybe I was making this up in my mind and these people weren't deliberately pushing me or each other.  This is Canada after all, people don't push other people in thrift shops.  Flee markets, sure.  But not a Salvation Army.  That's a sacred place.

And when I escaped the skirmish, brandishing my 6 foot long painting like a shield, I found my family member laughing with one of the old-time pickers.  One I've seen at yard sales, thrift shops, and auctions for 20+ years.  Apparently it was deliberate.  They were trying to push me out of the way because they saw I wanted it, so they suddenly wanted it too.  He laughs, congratulates me on my win and says  I've got more of a bargain than I know (whatever that means - hope it's not a threat).  As walking away, he makes a comment about amateurs loud enough for the 5 combatants to hear.  

Only now looking at the price.  Heck, I've got enough in my pocket to buy that.  Okay.  

I now own a giant painting.

I may have bought it out of spite, but I'm keeping it out of love.  It's amazing.  And my photo doesn't do it justice (mostly because I can't get far enough away to get a good shot and the sunlight was on part of it)



Have a look at this and how the more detailed it is, the less detail is painted.



Each brush stroke (pallet knife stroke?) is highly textured and raised up from the canvas.  Even the sky has texture under the white paint.  

And of course



It looks like it's painted by Saengkaew Bongkotmat (artist name Kaew) and she paints all sorts of amazing paintings like this.  Some of the FB page is visible to the public (but not all) and I was able to find two smaller versions of this painting.  Neither of them look as amazing as mine!



Here's an example of how they paint




I wonder how much it's worth, but the Salvation Army is usually spot on with their pricing... and yet, this can't be just worth pocket change?   It's magnificent!

Someone must have valued this a lot to bring it to Canada.
 
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I've never owned a painting like this before.   Is there anything I need to know about how to care for it?  How do I keep the dust off?
 
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Congratulations!! What a great find & well fought battle!!

As far as taking care of it/ regular maintenance, I'm sure you'd already keep it away from direct sunlight. I'd also advise to not put it anywhere near the kitchen, including directly above stairs from it. I made that mistake, and cooking oils apparently float much farther than one might expect. Otherwise, I keep a softish, natural bristle paintbrush for dusting off or paintings. Nothing else seems to get into the brush strokes, to get dust out. I've never used any chemicals, and imagine if it ever becomes necessary, I'll ship them out to a pro.
 
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I've got a giant soft brush I can put to one side for cleaning it.

I understand acrylics can absorb dust into the paint.  I'm going to have to be careful as we get a lot of dust when the baby chickens are in the house.  

There's really only one wall in the house big enough with enough floor space to stand back far enough to see the whole thing all at once.  It does have a west facing window and it would get partial direct light for a month or two in the evenings in the summer.  I wonder what I can do about that.  I suppose keeping the curtain down during the day is an option or maybe some UV film for the window, but that stuff is pretty stinky.  
 
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When your house gets dust because of the chicks, maybe you could drape the painting with a sheet?
 
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That's an idea.

I was wondering about wrapping it and putting it out of the way for those two months.

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Now, hanging.  It's on a lightweight stretcher with a picture wire, I think, running across.   Would one hook do the trick, or should I try two?

It's not quite as big as I first thought.  I really should get a tape measure,  but looking now, it's just under two meters long and less than a metre tall.
 
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I'm going to try two hooks.  I can't abide a crooked painting and with the occasional low level helicopter, pictures and bric-a-brac can rattle about.   And the occasional small earthquake.

Seems easier to keep it level to the ceiling with two hooks.

Maybe?
 
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Another question for you all.  Anyone with a FB account able to check if she lists prices?  Fb is selective of what it lets me see.

Still curious about that.

I know with fine art there needs to keep a lineage or something.  But I cannot be bothered unless this is a substantial nest egg.

And if it is affordable,  I wonder how much her chicken paintings are?  One can never have too many chickens.
 
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I was also going to suggest 2 hooks, widely spread out.
I looked on her fb page, and couldn't find a single price - but that's not unusual. Fb disallows it pretty much anywhere except in their 'market place'. She does link other media options, but even there, I can't find any prices.
 
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Thank you for sharing that awesome painting.

I went to her FB page though the only price was shown as:  $$

Here is her shop:






He came to our shop with his mom and was interested in the tangle of electrical cables I showed him the real one in front of our store. Wow! he said. Do you want to draw? Then I gave him a pen and paper. After that, he didn't stop drawing,




 
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Thanks for looking for the price.

Two dollar signs eh?  Hmmm... maybe I will have to keep painting my own chickens for now.

 
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The studio looks amazing.  It's also interesting that so many of the English comments are from Canada.


Looking closely at the painting I have,  it's not on the original stretcher.   I'm guessing something that big would be rolled up for shipping?
 
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I found this... https://theruralpainter.com/product/pilgrimage
 
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Burra Maluca wrote:I found this... https://theruralpainter.com/product/pilgrimage



Wow.  Um.  That has more zeros than I expected.

I guess need to take more care of it than my usual habits.
 
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r ranson wrote:The studio looks amazing.  It's also interesting that so many of the English comments are from Canada.


Looking closely at the painting I have,  it's not on the original stretcher.   I'm guessing something that big would be rolled up for shipping?



It makes me wonder if maybe there is a Canadian tour company that takes people through the area her shop is at, and many of those people buy paintings.

A painting of the place you visited, is a nice souvenir from the journey. And, if there's a Canadian tour company that takes people to her studio, it would help explain why so many comments are from Canadians.
 
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What a fun story and beautiful painting!

I love the picture of the shop. Those beta fish look like something I'd love to put on a wall (now that I'm finally thinking about decorating, ...)

Yes, and yes. It sounds like you have some good plans, some fun thoughts, and a lovely painting. What a fabulous day!
 
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r ranson wrote: Wow.  Um.  That has more zeros than I expected.  

Did you look deep enough to determine what the currency was?

It's a lovely painting regardless of what dollar value other people place on it!
 
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Definitely a painting made to be seen at a distance.  I'm not a fan of that particular style of painting when I look at the brushstrokes up close, but the effect from afar is incredible.  Great find!
 
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r ranson wrote: Wow.  Um.  That has more zeros than I expected.  

Did you look deep enough to determine what the currency was?

It's a lovely painting regardless of what dollar value other people place on it!



Looks like the site is in USD.  Which brings this up to the replacement value of our main vehicle.  (it's also a lot smaller and not as pretty as mine - not that size matters or anything).  But that's the galley price.  A seller would get fewer zeros so I'm keeping the painting.  

Got to check with the insurance policy what the limit is when we have to list things individually.  Never had to do this before.  Then again, the value is what I paid for it, so maybe I don't need to bother?  
 
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r ranson wrote: Got to check with the insurance policy what the limit is when we have to list things individually.  Never had to do this before.  Then again, the value is what I paid for it, so maybe I don't need to bother?  

We tried that once with something and quickly decided it is too expensive to be worth it. If you can live without it, I would accept the risk, if it were me.

What's that old saying... something about setting things free, because you're really only the temporary caretaker of something special? I do hope you take good care of this beautiful picture, and that 200 years from now, it's still hanging on someone's wall. To me that would be awesome!!!
 
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We don't have riders for any of ours, either.
 
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S N O R T

I was at a garage sale. The guy had all sorts of excellent deals. One was an art easel. The self contained type that would hold the tools of the trade. He had a very good price on it and I listened to a picker trying to beat him down even more. To the point of badgering. He held firm knowing his price was well beyond reasonable.

Fed up with the lady's crap, I told him I'd give him his asking price. He smiled and said, you just bought an art easel.  I gave him the fifteen dollars to the obvious irritation of the dirt bag trying to beat him down.

I gave the easel to my ex, who is an artist.

Oh, and karma struck - his free pile had a piece of medical equipment. I asked him what it was and he responded it was a vacuum system. When I got it home, it turned out to be a very high end system perfect for putting a vacuum on vacuum bags for veneer work and such. Normally, it would have cost me fifteen hundred for its equivalent.
 
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To get the wall ready, we put the painting out of the way on the soft couch.  One of the soft cushions was pressing against the back of the canvas and after a few hours had made a very noticeable dent in it.  Are all paintings this fragile?

But I know an old trick for tightening up a small bit of cotton or linen cloth that has pressed out of shape - water.  A very tiny amount of water on a very soft brush.  Then dry off the brush even more.  Then very lightly dust the moist brush against the back of the painting.  After about 10 minutes, the dent was almost gone.  Repeat the task and voila.  No dent at all.  

It is now on the wall where it won't get any direct sunlight.  I'm not sure if that's where it's going to stay.  But it works for now.  
 
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I forgot to ask.  When I was hanging the picture, I carefully measured the height and everything.  The when it actually went on the wall, it turns out it isn't picture wire but some stretchy plastic like fishing line.  So it hangs about an inch lower than desired.

Since I live in an earthquake zone and am always very careful what we put on the walls, I wonder if I should replace the back "wire" with real picture wire?  Or is there a good reason for the springy thick fishing line thing?
 
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I'd switch it to wire, personally.
 
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okay, I'll do that when we move it next.  Gonna try and paint that wall this winter so that would be a good time.
 
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