Portraits on canvas is a tradition that spans the centuries and will probably never die. There is just something about the rich texture and opulence inherent in an oil painting on canvas that can't be duplicated. Acrylic on canvas has a captivating appearance as well. Something about the fabric as a medium just adds a life of it's own to the artist's work.
What may come as a surprise is that the same can be said for digital photos on canvas as well. It might not seem intuitive that canvas would come into the 21st century as a favoured medium for printed art yet that is exactly what has happened. Because it is sturdy and has a reputation for lasting throughout many lifetimes, canvas has been a favoured medium for artists for centuries. In that light, perhaps it's not such a great surprise that those with an appreciation for artistic creativity and capitalistic aims have figured out how to continue the canvas using tradition into the new millenium. Photos on canvas have a captivating and endearing quality that looks somehow modern and quaint at the same time. The rich texture of the canvas and the crisp, lifelike appearance of a photo come together to create something entirely unique to the age we live in. Capture your memories with one of the modern marvels of our lifetimes: Photos on canvas.
"We love the gift our children had made for our 40 th anniversary. It looks like a real oil painting and the most amazing thing is it was created from several photos and combined into one big edited photo ready for printing it onto canvas. We are in different parts of the country and our children took individual pictures and with the great help of the company we now have all our loved ones in one picture. We framed it and it is now hanging in our living room.
Joyce and George Weinberger, Cardiff, United Kingdom