Week of building stretchers

I haven't touched a brush for the past couple of weeks. It may sound horrifying that a painter hasn't touched a brush for that long but there is a good reason. I have been making a few trips to the lumber shop and the wood shop to create the stretches which are the back bone of my paintings. I get a lot of joy out of making my stretchers from scratch. There is something very rewarding about having the control over the dimensions and knowing the canvas is stretched over your own wood works. I am now in the process of preparing the ground for these canvases and are full excitement to start a group of new paintings.