Lots of Coinscidences: These kind of Mountains We Climb

I planned to share this in a blog since it is just so very odd doing this things happened with this painting and frame.
In 2008 Used to a painting in support of recently took it off from your stretcher bars. The painting was a bizarre size, and the stretcher bar frame just sat off and away to along side it in the studio. 2-3 weeks ago, I’d a graphic that I planned to paint, because I was pondering life’s difficulties and incapable of overcome. The image was of a mountain, even as we are decreasing from the top. I knew I wanted it larger rather than perfectly square. The 26″ x 32″ stretcher bar frame was very beneficial. And so i designed a canvas. I knew before hand the painting would definitely be called “These Mountains We Climb”.

I was only a couple of hours in it for the first day. The 2nd day, I took the painting with me at night for the beach and been able to loose the photo reference. I needed to finish the painting from memory. It turned out some epic struggle in memory!

We were discussing frames which one out of particular that people had just acquired came to mind. I ran into the frame shop and LO! it fit! how much an odd size!

But the following is where the story gets interesting, the frame originated in Christies ah. About the botton of the frame was a brass label. It had, alternatives framed a painting by Frederic Remington, called “The Way Down” and featured a string of pack mules descending a mountain side.

Sound strange!?
1. The Classical impressionism I had created completed in the original 26″ x 32″ stretcher bars was called “Inspiration”, but was later removed plus they sat, waiting for new life, off and away to along side it in my studio.
2. “These Mountains We Climb” can be a painting about our battles in life, the journey from the shadows and mountain highs. That was a little bit included in the painting itself- having lost the reference!
3. It happened to fit the frame that people happened to have down from the frame shop.
4. The Remington painting was in regards to the decent down a mountain side, whereby the title could possibly be taken more than one way. Which coincided with mine, though we had not come to my knowledge until after the painting was completed and framed.
Sometimes it feels like either the “stars align” or that for whatever reason, this frame was meant for this painting. Why?! I’ve not a clue!! But there it can be! Incidentally, the label is connected to the back with the painting and will be sold using the painting. Things don’t really ever happen this way- fun stuff!