12'' x 6y Carmel Roll Canvas #RC-12x6

Carmel™ 7oz Portrait Smooth Cotton

• 100% Cotton 7 oz; Primed Weight 10.3 oz per square yard
• Medium Weight, Medium Weave, Portrait Smooth 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

Titanium Dioxide (TiO₂) Primer Pigment

Our primer is made with the highest-quality Titanium Dioxide white pigment, which is an excellent pigment for acrylic primed grounds, providing superior whiteness and maintaining excellent flexibility over time. Unlike some other common pigments, such as zinc dioxide, TiO₂ doesn't become brittle as it ages, helping to ensure that your painting will stand the test of time.

Handy Reference Guide for this 12" Wide Roll

Tight'n'Up™ Liquid Canvas Retensioner

Stretching your own canvas is a great way to have complete command of the process from start to finish. Once your canvas is fully stretched, and if you notice any puckers or loosely tensioned areas, or perhaps even slight waves, you can always rely upon Tight'n'Up™ Liquid Canvas Retensioner to correct any inconsistencies in the canvas tension. You can be sprayed on the back of a canvas to repair most canvas tension issues.

With Tight'n'Up™, you can add tension to just a small area, or a large area. Simply spray it lightly on the back and brush it into the canvas, and within seconds, your canvas becomes tighter and stays tighter. The more you use, the tighter it gets.

Masterpiece® has been producing the finest artist canvas in North America since 1965. Artist Canvas is one of the very few products you can buy, and with your precious time, talent, and materials transform it into a work of art that could one day be worth a fortune. Don't skimp on your material choices, because your legacy and your own brand will be judged by how well your artwork stands the test of time.

Our mission is to deliver the highest quality products that can be made, and we are widely recognized as the nation's leader and trendsetter of professional quality fine-art canvas. We have a wide variety of surfaces and roll sizes for your next composition.

We'll always talk about paintings but never the painting before us. ♦ Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin, an artist whose life was characterized by introspection and a continuous search for meaning, often found himself at odds with mainstream art discourse. His statement points to a prevalent dilemma: the tendency to get engrossed in the broader discourse about art while neglecting the individual piece that stands in our midst.

This reflection serves as an acute observation of the art world's inclination to generalize, categorize, and perhaps even commodify art. Gauguin's sentiment is not merely a critique of his contemporaries but a call to us, as artists, to truly engage with individual artworks, to appreciate their nuances, and to grasp the essence of what stands before our eyes. The broader narrative, the overarching styles, and schools of thought can sometimes overshadow the raw emotion, intention, and narrative of a single piece. In our artistic paths, it's essential to remember to pause and truly see, feel, and engage with the art before us, rather than getting lost in sweeping generalizations or popular opinion.

Gauguin's experiences, from the bustling streets of Paris to the remote islands of Polynesia, were always marked by his relentless pursuit of truth and authenticity. For us, his words echo the importance of valuing the individuality of each artwork and the unique story it tells. In an age of rapid communication and consumption, may we be inspired to slow down, engage deeply, and cherish the art that stands right before us.

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