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<p>[QUOTE="Mill Cove Treasures, post: 30579, member: 60"]Some artists, even today, glue canvas onto masonite and other woods. When I had the time to paint, I preferred the smooth surface. </p><p><br /></p><p>Amando, I don't mind at all. I appreciate the help and all the thoughts and opinions. </p><p><br /></p><p>If I use a bright light, the faint lettering just disappears. This blurry photo gave me the best shot of the letters. LOL. It is snowing right now so I can't use natural light and the artificial light isn't helping.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe I'm seeing things but the green blurry area above looks like 884 or R 84</p><p><img src="http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Millcovetreasures/Painting%20Signature/Antique%20Tree%20Signature%20painting/P1070342.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Two other people, who saw this up close and personal, also think the green is a signature. It is very deliberate and different from all the other areas of paint. Here is it in different light angles which helps to show how raised and thick it is. Sorry about the disgusting dirt. I'm cleaning my way down from the top. I wonder how long this sat untouched to accumulate this much dust? </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Millcovetreasures/Painting%20Signature/Antique%20Tree%20Signature%20painting/P1070352.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Millcovetreasures/Painting%20Signature/Antique%20Tree%20Signature%20painting/P1070351.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Millcovetreasures/Painting%20Signature/Antique%20Tree%20Signature%20painting/P1070353.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Millcovetreasures/Painting%20Signature/Antique%20Tree%20Signature%20painting/P1070354.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mill Cove Treasures, post: 30579, member: 60"]Some artists, even today, glue canvas onto masonite and other woods. When I had the time to paint, I preferred the smooth surface. Amando, I don't mind at all. I appreciate the help and all the thoughts and opinions. If I use a bright light, the faint lettering just disappears. This blurry photo gave me the best shot of the letters. LOL. It is snowing right now so I can't use natural light and the artificial light isn't helping. Maybe I'm seeing things but the green blurry area above looks like 884 or R 84 [IMG]http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Millcovetreasures/Painting%20Signature/Antique%20Tree%20Signature%20painting/P1070342.jpg[/IMG] Two other people, who saw this up close and personal, also think the green is a signature. It is very deliberate and different from all the other areas of paint. Here is it in different light angles which helps to show how raised and thick it is. Sorry about the disgusting dirt. I'm cleaning my way down from the top. I wonder how long this sat untouched to accumulate this much dust? [IMG]http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Millcovetreasures/Painting%20Signature/Antique%20Tree%20Signature%20painting/P1070352.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Millcovetreasures/Painting%20Signature/Antique%20Tree%20Signature%20painting/P1070351.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Millcovetreasures/Painting%20Signature/Antique%20Tree%20Signature%20painting/P1070353.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Millcovetreasures/Painting%20Signature/Antique%20Tree%20Signature%20painting/P1070354.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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