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Seth Balliett: Paper to Canvas by Evan Orensten

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Graphic Designer Seth Balliett has just launched an online gallery dedicated to his highly unique textural portraits (click on the images above for a larger view). By applying personal elements from the subject's life (such as fabric swatches, newspaper clippings, and handwritten letters) with archival glue over a hand sketched stretched canvas, Balliett is able to create a one-of-a-kind biographical tableau. Commissions usually cost around $6 per square inch plus materials, and take about 12 to 16 weeks to produce.

For more information visit his site, Paper to Canvas .com.

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This entry posted on 18 January 2007 at 11:01 AM
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