"River Light" 48x48 SOLD

More often than not, paintings involve stories.  As I was updating the Dix Baines’ website today, I came across this painting, “River Walk” a 48″x48″ commission, and remembered that Dix had to drive to Ft. Collins, Colorado from Denver, to pick up the frame from our framer.  Not a big deal, we did it all the time. The amusing part came when he found that the frame made the painting too big to fit in the Ford Expedition, which meant he had to tie the painting to the top of the car in order to transport it 15 miles away to the shipper, who was located in Loveland, Colorado. Keep in mind, this was a very expensive commission that took quite a bit of time to complete, not to mention an expensive frame.   One scratch, one bump and Dix might have found himself repainting the painting and paying for a new frame. Adding to an already difficult, all be it funny, situation was the fact that  it was a blustery day. With one hand out the window holding the painting, the other clutching the steering wheel, Dix inched his way south from Ft. Collins towards Loveland, at a speed demon’s pace of about 10 to 15 miles an hour, finally arriving at his destination well over an hour later.  The painting shipped, the client loved it and unless he is reading this blog, no more the wiser.  Ahhhhhhhhhhhh…..the life of an artist!

–Kathlyn Gogarty-Baines