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Alain Art Paintings
Trays made of wood featuring original watercolor paintings
$45.-*
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MY PAINTINGS ON UNIQUE SERVING TRAYS MADE OF BIRCH WOOD
At the first stage of this journey, I create an original painting of an iconic place from around the world such as Lake Tahoe, Yosemite National Park, the West Coast of the US, Gondolas at rest in Venezia, the Kinderdijk Windmills in Holland, sunsets on Maui, Hawaii, and many more…
Once the painting, most usually watercolor, is ready, I take a high resolution photo or scan of it and send the file to a company in Sweden, who is specialized since 1952 in producing wooden products for artists like myself.
From the file I sent, their team generates a film of the painting that they laminate with pressure and heat on eight or ten 0.008 inches thick layers of birch veneer, supplied from a sustainable forest in Finland. The wood fibers of the layers are positioned at 90 degrees of each other, resulting in a plywood-like product which will never warp or change its shape, making my trays very different than trays in plastic or metal. The corners of each individual tray are manually adjusted, making the trays unique.
The wooden tray, very light, durable and totally waterproof, can be easily cleaned with a wet sponge of towel.
The trays are unique by the way they are handcrafted and by the copyright I own of the original painting. They make an ideal gift for weddings, memories of special places, mural decoration, serving drinks or meals on a piece of art,…
