Why Barbara Paints Her Own Canvases

Barbara Elmore just wrote a fascinating article about why she paints all of her own canvases.
http://stitchpography.blogspot.com/2012/10/why-i-paint-my-own-orders.html?spref=fb

How painted canvases are designed and reproduced is a very interesting topic.  From my limited experience each designer has a slightly different way of working.  Here is how Leigh Richardson of Leigh Designs works, from an interview she graciously did in 2010.
http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2010/01/interview-leigh-richardson-of-leigh.html

Sadly, the bullwhip didn't make it into the photographs.  Sorry, Barbara!

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