12x19 Hardcore Pro Ventura Plein Air Canvas Panel #HV-1219

True Golden Mean Proportion - 12x19 Size

This 12x19 size is one of our Golden Mean sizes, considered the most pleasing shape to the eye!

The Golden Ratio, also known as the Golden Mean or Divine Proportion, is considered the most aesthetically pleasing proportion to the human eye. This proportion has been used in art and architecture for thousands of years, and countless examples can be found in nature, plant life, galaxies, and the human body. The Golden Mean can also be used as a guide to arrange your subjects on the canvas in concert with other Golden Mean shapes like an ellipse, star, triangle, and spiral, resulting in intriguing compositions. Many famous artists, such as Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Mondrian, Botticelli, Dali, and Seurat, have used this proportion in their art, and many contemporary artists continue to use it exclusively. The Golden Ratio can even produce some mathematically intriguing relationships that relate directly to art, architecture, science, and human intrigue. If you're looking for a challenge and inspiration, consider using a canvas in the proportion of the Golden Mean to create a composition that will come alive in the most intriguing ways!

Check-out one of these other sizes in the same 19:12 aspect ratio:

7x11 • 10x16 • 15x24

Explore Related Products to this 12x19 Size:

• Alkyd / Oil Primed Linen: Malibu™ • Versailles™ • Poitiers™
• Acrylic Primed Linen: Muir™ • Santa Cruz™ • Saint-Cloud™ • Pau™
• Acrylic Primed Cotton: Monterey™ • Carmel™ • Heavy Weight 14oz cotton
• Vincent™ Pro 7/8 • Monet™ Pro 1.5 • 3D™ Pro 2.5

Vegan Ground:

There are no animal products that make-up the sizing and the primer for this fine canvas. Historically, traditional canvas grounds have included egg tempura, pigments with cow urine, and of course, rabbit skin glue. In today's rapidly advancing world, there are many more choices available for artists who prefer non-animal based products that perform far better than their animal-based predecessors.

Ventura™ Alkyd Oil Primed Belgian Linen

This strong and fine weave linen has more of an even tooth and absorbent quality to the ground. It has a light gray tone.

• 100% Belgian Linen 7 oz.; Primed Weight 11.3 oz. per square yard
• Medium Heavy Weight, Fine Weave, Fine Texture
• Double Sized and Double Primed with acid-free archival quality alkyd ground
• Impenetrable ground prevents oil paint from leaching through and harming the canvas
• For oils, alkyds, and water miscible oil paints
• Linen has natural oils that prevent disintegration over time.

Oil paint on an oil primed canvas improves your results

Using an oil prepared canvas for oil painting can produce superior results because the paint and ground are organically similar and create an ideal "chemical bond" where the paint sinks into the ground resulting in a smoother and more even finish. The resulting bond between the paint and canvas is stronger, making the artwork more durable and long-lasting. Additionally, the melding of the two oil-based materials creates an effect called luminosity, where the colors appear to glow from within, and thereby enhances the vibrancy and brightness of the colors, impacting the way light reflects off the colors.

Flash an Oil Prepared Canvas with Mineral Spirits

While it is not required, for best results, lightly wipe or flash the oil prepared canvas with mineral spirits before painting to make sure that your surface is completely clean of any dust or contaminants before painting.

Our Hardcore™ Pro Pro Canvas Panels are the flattest on the market. They are made using MDF (medium density fiberboard) which is the highest quality engineered wood board on the market. Moisture in the board can cause undesirable results to the panel and your artwork, which is why we size the board with four layers on the front before the canvas is mounted, thereby defending against moisture getting into the board and underneath your artwork.

Canvas Panels should be as flat as possible, otherwise, they don't display well in a frame, and can create spaces between the artwork and the frame. A bowed panel is also a sign of having been impacted by the effect of moisture. Canvas can shrink, even after it is mounted on the board. For this reason, Masterpiece® developed a unique proprietary process that stress-relieves each panel, thereby virtually eliminating the bow that is commonly found in competing panel products. Hardcore™ Pro Canvas Panels provide a stable foundation for your art.

Panel Porter™ wet carriers are the most secure and versatile on the market!

• Mix and match to make any size carrier you want!
• For this 12x19 sized Panel, you could buy one pair of 12-Inch and one pair of 19-Inch Panel Porter™
• You can then combine these sizes with other size Panel Porters™ to create an entire new wet panel carrier.
• Each carrier securely transports two wet panels
• Metal locking pins secure frame together to protect your precious artwork
• Carry Panel Porters™ in your bag or backpack to match the panel sizes you paint
• Assemble frame carriers after you have completed your paintings
• Air holes in the corners allow your painting to breathe while drying
• Panel Porters™ are great for shipping your artwork
• Masterpiece® makes over 75 standard sizes of canvas panels, so with Panel Porter™, you are liberated to paint sizes you've never tried before and still have an economical and secure carrier to match

When you hold one of these impressive Hardcore™ Pro Canvas Panels in your hands, you will immediately recognize and appreciate all the details and workmanship that make this fine product worthy of your investment. Your reputation depends not only upon the artwork you create, but also your material and substrate choices will ultimately reflect upon your own brand as an artist.

To me, barbaric art is of more interest than civilized art. ♦ Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin's fervor for what he deemed barbaric art reveals a core element of his artistic philosophy. Throughout his life, Gauguin exhibited a hunger for authenticity, an attribute he believed was sometimes masked by the veneers of civilization. In his quest for artistic truth, he was often drawn towards cultures that had remained relatively untouched by the sweeping hand of Western influence.

The allure of barbaric or primal art lies in its rawness and directness. Such artworks, unfettered by the conventions and constructs of civilized societies, possess an immediacy of expression that strikes straight to the core of human experience. While many artists find solace in the techniques and tools taught to them, there are those among us who find inspiration in the unfiltered expressions of cultures distant from our own. By turning to these untamed sources, we hope to tap into an elemental essence, a purity often lost in the noise of modernity.

Gauguin's fascination with the art of indigenous cultures is not merely an appreciation for their aesthetic but a deeper recognition of the universal truths they encapsulate. It serves as a call to action for artists to seek out the fundamental, the unadulterated, and the real, even in the midst of an increasingly complex world. Just as Gauguin was captivated by the depth and richness of barbaric art, we too are invited to broaden our horizons, to venture beyond the familiar, and to embrace the myriad expressions of humanity in all its vibrant hues.

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We are passionate about art, so we curated this enlightening quote and provide insight to it's meaning, plus to excite your senses, we included an inimitable portrait we made of Paul Gauguin. Now get busy on your own!