I wished to share this inside a blog since it is just so very odd that way things happened using this painting and frame.
In 2008 I did a painting in support of just removed it through the stretcher bars. The painting was an unusual size, therefore, the stretcher bar frame just sat off to the side within the studio. Two to three weeks ago, I needed an image which i wished to paint, because I was considering life’s difficulties and can not overcome. The look was of your mountain, even as are coming down from the top. I knew I want to it larger instead of perfectly square. The 26″ x 32″ stretcher bar frame was very beneficial. I really developed a canvas. I knew before hand that this painting would certainly be called “These Mountains We Climb”.

I was just a few hours into it around the first day. The other day, I took the painting with me for the beach and were able to loose the photo reference. I needed to finish the painting from memory. It absolutely was a bit of an epic struggle in memory!

We happened to be discussing frames this also one in particular that we had just acquired located mind. I ran down to the frame shop and LO! it fit! what an odd size!

But the following is where the story gets interesting, the frame originated Christies ah. About the botton of 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 had done in the original 26″ x 32″ stretcher bars was called “Inspiration”, but was later removed and they sat, waiting for new life, on along side it in my studio.
2. “These Mountains We Climb” is really a painting about our battles in life, right onto your pathway over the shadows and mountain highs. Which has been slightly a part of the painting itself- having lost the reference!
3. It became of fit the frame that we happened to have down from the frame shop.
4. The Remington painting happened to be regarding the decent down a mountain side, wherein the title may be taken many different ways. Which coincided with mine, though hadn’t arrived at my knowledge until as soon as the painting was completed and framed.
Sometimes it feels like either the “stars align” or that i really enjoy seeing, this frame was created for this painting. Why?! I have not a clue!! But there it’s! Incidentally, the label is attached to the back of the painting and will also be sold using the painting. Things don’t really ever happen this way- fun stuff!