15x16 Monet Pro Monterey Canvas 1-1/2" Deep #MM-1516

True 16:15 Custom Proportion - 15x16 Size

Explore other sizes in this same 16:15 aspect ratio:

30x32 • 45x48 • 60x64

Explore Related Products to this 15x16 Size:

• Acrylic Primed Cotton: Sausalito™ • Shasta™
• Acrylic Primed Linen: Grenoble™ • Pau™
• Alkyd / Oil Primed Linen: Isola™ • Poitiers™

Monterey™ 7oz Acrylic Primed Cotton

An all-around great canvas, extraordinary value, and our top selling canvas surface across all our products. It is our premium quality all-purpose canvas suitable for most all techniques.

• 100% Cotton 7 oz.; Primed Weight 10.5 oz. per square yard
• Medium Weight, Medium Weave, Medium Texture
• Sized and Double Primed with acid-free archival quality acrylic gesso
• Impenetrable ground prevents oil paint from leaching through and harming the canvas
• For acrylics, oils, alkyds, and water miscible oil paints

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.

Titanium Dioxide (TiO₂) Primer Pigment

This primer contains premium-grade Titanium Dioxide (TiO₂) white pigment, renowned for its exceptional performance in acrylic priming. Its standout feature is its enduring whiteness, coupled with remarkable flexibility that persists over time. In contrast to other pigments such as zinc dioxide, Titanium Dioxide maintains its resilience, preventing brittleness as it ages. This quality ensures that artworks retain their integrity and will stand the test of time.

Monet™ Pro 1.5" Deep Bar • 1/2" Canvas Clearance

1/2" Canvas Clearance is the space between the Bar and the canvas. Generally speaking, more clearance reduces the risk of the canvas touching the wood and creating unsightly lines during painting. Our design provides the optimal clearance so as not to impact your painting, but still leaving enough wood to the maximize strength of the Stretcher Bar.

• Produces a 1.5" deep stretched canvas (Actual depth is slightly thinner)
• 1-5/8" wide Stretcher Bar
• Solid Ponderosa Pine or Fir from the Pacific Northwest

Solid Wood is Archival - Finger Jointed Wood is Not

We only use Solid Wood to build our Stretcher Bars because a solid piece of wood will last indefinitely. When we speak of archival value, it's not just the paint you use and the quality of your canvas and ground, even the wood choices manufacturers make are part of the archival process.

The principal reason manufactures use finger jointed wood is reduce cost, not increase archival value. Wood constantly grows and shrinks when the environment becomes hotter, or colder, or more humid, or more dry. Because finger jointed wood is made-up of multiple and varied pieces of wood, with varying grain patterns and densities, they each absorb and shed moisture at varying rates, which works on the glue joints that hold them together, causing the wood to bow and the joints to eventually fail, and certainly not consistent with increasing the archival value of your artwork frame support.

As a manufacturer, we do our part to conserve as much wood as possible, and still provide a quality made product that will out-perform any other in the marketplace.

15x16 Monet Pro Keyable Fame

• Drawing depicts the exact frame construction, not the proportion
• Precision machined heavy duty keyable tongue-and-groove Stretcher Bars
• No cross braces required when the frame length is under 20", but this frame provides robust support for this 15x16 size
• To increase canvas tension, remove any staples in the corners, then tap-in the included corner keys further into their slots, then re-staple the canvas

Sustainability in our Forests and our Communities

At Masterpiece®, we believe in responsible and sustainable business practices. That's why we only use lumber from sustainably managed forests in our products. By doing so, we can help to protect our planet's forests, reduce our environmental impact, and support the communities that depend on these valuable resources.

MuseumWrap™ Stretching Technique

With more than 60 years of American engineering, Masterpiece® designs and builds its own proprietary stretching equipment that enables us to produce the finest and most tightly-stretched canvas on the market.

• Drum-tight stretch!
• Up to 50% tighter than other methods
• Balanced tension across the surface
• Uncut folded corners make it possible to remove and re-stretch canvas on the same size frame
• Usually the corner folds are on the long sides

The canvas you choose is the foundation for your painting, but also serves as symbol of the quality that you as an artist stand for, and reflect on your own brand. Masterpiece® serves as your silent partner to create your next masterpiece. You "wow" them from the front, while we "wow" them from behind.

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. ♦ Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau, the contemplative naturalist and philosopher, spent a good portion of his life along the shores of Walden Pond. For him, nature was more than just a backdrop; it was a canvas upon which life's most profound questions were painted. When he likened time to a stream, it wasn't merely a fleeting poetic thought. It was an observation of life's ephemerality. Just as water in a stream never stays still, moments pass and are replaced by new ones, continuously flowing.

For artists, we too often find ourselves 'fishing' in the stream of time. Not for fish, but for inspiration, for that elusive idea, for the perfect expression of our innermost thoughts and feelings. It's an endeavor that requires patience and persistence. Yet, just as Thoreau found solace and understanding by the water, we find clarity and purpose in our art. As time moves, so do we, adapting and evolving our techniques, styles, and visions. And even if we sometimes return with an empty 'fishing basket', there's knowledge in the process, an understanding that eludes many.

Thoreau's reflection reminds us that time, while ceaseless and unyielding, also offers endless opportunities. Each moment is a chance to cast our line into the waters of creativity, to dive deep into the current of our imagination. So, fellow artists, let's not lament the swift passage of time. Instead, let's embrace it, learn from it, and remember that every second is a new opportunity to create something timeless.

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We curated this empowering quote with some context and hope you find it insightful, plus we created this unique portrait of Henry David Thoreau to make it a bit more intriguing. Now get to work on your own!