Sale on canvas prints! Use code ABCXYZ at checkout for a special discount!
Boundary: Bleed area may not be visible.
by Chrissey Dittus
$68.00
Image Size
Product Details
Our shower curtains are made from 100% polyester fabric and include 12 holes at the top of the curtain for simple hanging from your own shower curtain rings. The total dimensions of each shower curtain are 71" wide x 74" tall.
Design Details
This painting was created for the Slate Valley Museum in Granville, NY. They put out a call to artists for the National Slate as Muse exhibit for... more
Ships Within
2 - 3 business days
Painting
Canvas Print
Framed Print
Art Print
Poster
Metal Print
Acrylic Print
Wood Print
Greeting Card
iPhone Case
Throw Pillow
Duvet Cover
Shower Curtain
Tote Bag
Round Beach Towel
Zip Pouch
Beach Towel
Weekender Tote Bag
Portable Battery Charger
Bath Towel
Apparel
Coffee Mug
Yoga Mat
Spiral Notebook
Fleece Blanket
Sticker
This painting was created for the Slate Valley Museum in Granville, NY. They put out a call to artists for the National "Slate as Muse" exhibit for summer 2014. My husband and I drove around Granville so I could take photos of slate and I luckily found this slate truck sitting on a pile of slate. I am proud to say it was accepted into the exhibit.
Dittus, a self-taught artist, loved all forms of arts and crafts as a child. She used any medium to create art. In her 20's, after taking a brief class in needlework design, she was inspired to create paintings with yarn and canvas. For the past 30 years, however, she has been focusing on painting from photos she has taken. She has been asked to create paintings of people's homes on Lake George, NY and elsewhere. Also, as resident artist of Sacred Heart Church in Lake George, she has completed drawings of their two churches, religious icons and even restored the Stations of the Cross plaques. Recently, Dittus has joined many art groups showing her work in various galleries. Her painting, 'Slate Truck', was accepted in the National...
$68.00
Joe Paradis
To me that truck was a dream, but then I grew up driving farm machinery since I was 12.
Chrissey Dittus
Yeah, Carol, I was told that Granville, NY is the only location that has red slate. Glad to "take you back" Joe. I heard that from another gentleman today who drove a similar truck and how difficult it was to drive.
Joe Paradis
I used to drive a truck just like that one-- a 50 ton rock quarry truck in Fulton County Illinois. This takes me back about 40 years--thanks for the art of it all.
Chrissey Dittus replied:
Thanks for your comment Joe!!
Carol Law Conklin
This is an outstanding painting and celebrates our local slate so well.
Chrissey Dittus replied:
Thanks Carol. Yes, we have beautiful slate in NYS!!