Too Many Coinscidences: These types of Mountains We Climb

I wished to share this in the blog because it is so that very odd that way things happened using this painting and frame.
In 2008 I did so a painting and only just recently removed it through the stretcher bars. The painting was a strange size, so the stretcher bar frame just sat on the inside inside the studio. Two to three weeks ago, I needed a picture which i wanted to paint, because I was pondering life’s difficulties and helpless to overcome. The image was of a mountain, even as are decreasing in the top. I knew I needed it larger rather than perfectly square. The 26″ x 32″ stretcher bar frame worked great. I really made a canvas. I knew beforehand that the painting would definitely be called “These Mountains We Climb”.

I was just a couple of hours with it about the first day. The 2nd day, I took the painting with me towards the beach and were able to loose the photo reference. I needed to finish the painting from memory. It had been some epic struggle in memory!

We been discussing frames and this one out of particular that people had just acquired located mind. I ran into the frame shop and LO! it fit! what an odd size!

But the following is the location where the story gets interesting, the frame came from Christies ah. On the botton in the frame would have been 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 Jessica Henry I needed completed in the original 26″ x 32″ stretcher bars was called “Inspiration”, but was later removed and they sat, expecting new life, off to along side it in my studio.
2. “These Mountains We Climb” is a painting about our battles in everyday life, right onto your pathway from the shadows and mountain highs. Which has been slightly an element of the painting itself- having lost the reference!
3. It happened to fit the frame that individuals became of have down in the frame shop.
4. The Remington painting happened to be regarding the decent down a mountain side, where in the title could be taken many different ways. Which coincided with mine, though had not come to my knowledge until following the painting was completed and framed.
Sometimes it seems like either the “stars align” or that for reasons unknown, this frame was designed for this painting. Why?! We’ve not a clue!! But there it really is! Incidentally, the label is connected to the back with the painting and you will be sold using the painting. Things don’t really ever happen this way- fun stuff!