I desired to share this in the blog which is just so very odd like that things happened with this painting and frame.
In 2008 I did a painting and only just lately removed it through the stretcher bars. The painting was a strange size, so the stretcher bar frame just sat away and off to the inside inside the studio. A month ago, I needed a graphic that we wished to paint, since i was considering life’s difficulties and incapable of overcome. The image was of the mountain, as we are coming down through the top. I knew I want to it larger rather than perfectly square. The 26″ x 32″ stretcher bar frame worked great. So I made a canvas. I knew ahead of time that the painting would definitely be called “These Mountains We Climb”.

I only agreed to be a few hours in it on the first day. The other day, I took the painting with me at night to the beach and was able to loose the photo reference. I needed to finish the painting from memory. It had been some epic struggle in memory!

We was discussing frames this also one in particular that people had just acquired stumbled on mind. I ran down to the frame shop and LO! it fit! how much of an odd size!

But the following is where the story gets interesting, the frame originated from Christies ah. Around the botton of the frame would have been a brass label. It had, until recently framed a painting by Frederic Remington, called “The Way Down” and featured a string of pack mules descending a mountain side.

Sound strange!?
1. The Jessica Henry I had created completed in the initial 26″ x 32″ stretcher bars was called “Inspiration”, but was later removed and so they sat, looking forward to new life, off to along side it in my studio.
2. “These Mountains We Climb” is a painting about our battles in life, right onto your pathway from the shadows and mountain highs. Which was a bit element of the painting itself- having lost the reference!
3. It became of fit the frame that we happened to have down within the frame shop.
4. The Remington painting happened to be in regards to the decent down a mountain side, where in the title could possibly be taken more than one way. Which coincided with mine, though we had not arrive at my knowledge until as soon as the painting was completed and framed.
Sometimes it seems like either the “stars align” or that for reasons unknown, this frame was meant for this painting. Why?! I’ve no idea!! But there it really is! Incidentally, the label is linked to the back with the painting and are sold with the painting. Things don’t really ever happen this way- fun stuff!