Before and After
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
Canada
March 13, 2017 9:11am CST
On another post a few friends said they might like to see before and after of my art.
I don't often show my art on line because a lot of people will think “is that art? “
Art or not it is hand done by me and it sells fast and furious.
I paint on slate. I prefer used slate that comes from the roof of very old homes. I can buy new slate but the used slate is more interesting. In the photo above you can see the rust on the slate on the left. And you can see what acid rain did to the one on the right. All the imperfections ad interest to the end product.
Once the paint is dry the slate is sprayed with a product that protects it. It can be hung inside or outside. A lot of my signs hang in peoples patios or on their gates.
So the photo above shows the washed slate sketched on it with chalk, once that is done I use paint to put the words on it and when the words are dry I decorate with colors, lines and circles. The lines and circles are something new to me, In the past I have done nature scenes or flowers and fruit but the lines are the most popular.
I usually do 4 to 6 at the same time, so while one is drying another is on the go...The final thing done is the beads on wire for the hanger (not shown in this photo) and my signature on the back also mentioning it is hand painted on Antique Slate.
Thanks for asking and I hope this did not bore you!! Any questions?
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18 responses
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
14 Mar 17
I've seen a lot of it on the internet but haven't seen anyone but me doing it in this area.
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@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Mar 17
@PainsOnSlate Nothing wrong with a monopoly! 
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
14 Mar 17
This indeed is a novel idea and the fact that you sell it like hot cakes shows your art is in demand
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
18 Mar 17
It has been a good seller for years, thankfuly, i have a reason to continue to paint...
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
14 Mar 17
I love seeing your art and if anyone is so lacking in taste to be bored, well they don't have to read do they? lol
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
14 Mar 17
@PainsOnSlate I think I am going to have to commission a few pieces that you can bring down next year, we will talk later once I am back home
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
15 Mar 17
@PainsOnSlate daughter is doing a new kitchen and I would like to get a sign made for her for sure and something for me of course lol
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
15 Mar 17
@BelleStarr I would be delighted to bring some to you next winter. I can't mail them because of the cost of postage but I have in the past use shipping companies but it still amkes them too expensive..
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
18 Mar 17
@PainsOnSlate never say boring.This is wonderful
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
18 Mar 17
Thank you I like that you like what I do...I added some photos to others comments too...
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
15 Mar 17
I am so excited to see this post. Seeing people's art on here is so exciting for me. While I am not the greatest artist it is a passion of mine so I love seeing others art work. That is so neat you use old slate from people's roofs. I have never seen a home with slate on the roofs. How do you get it? Do you buy it when people are demolishing a home? I am so intrigued by this post!
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
18 Mar 17
@PainsOnSlate wow that is so cool! I would have thought even though the slate was used it might be more costly as it could be considered antique. Where do your sister and brother live in the U.S.?
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
19 Mar 17
@shaggin I was born in Schenectady, NY and lived there until I was 7, then my parents moved us to the country, the local town is Clifton Park and Rexford, New York. My sister and her husband live in the house our parents built - but they renovated before moving in...
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
18 Mar 17
I'm glad you enjoyed the post. I go to online sites where people sell there stuff on line - like Craigslist (in the states) and Kijiji here in Canada, if its sold near by I phone and make a date to look at the slate. The used slate is always dirty and I usually buy it in the states so i have to wash it before I cross the border so i buy it there when visiting my sister ... I can't bring dirt across the border.. Also in the states some roofing companies sell used slate and its clean... and its half the price of the new slate. The last batch I bought in the States, it was a house that removed the slate roof and put on a new one..I got the whole roof, so much I couldn't bring it back in one time, half of it lived at my brothers house and I brought the rest home on my last visit..
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
13 Mar 17
I think it's great, and agree that the aged slate adds character!
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
18 Mar 17
Thank you, goad you enjoyed the look. I have found something that I enjoy and make a lot of money from it...
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
13 Mar 17
It is art. You created it, you painted it, that is art!
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
18 Mar 17
@PatZAnthony Very true, Love the phrase and the guts to continue. I know my work is demanded and enjoyed by all who buy it for what ever reason, I just haven't been posting photo because so many people just copy my work but....why should I care? I really don't because I know the stores that love my work and sells my product will continue selling my work..
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
13 Mar 17
Beautiful - wish you lived closer I'd love to buy some of them.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
18 Mar 17
I do have a good time doing it and wish it would be worth mailing then but its not, the slate is pretty heavy which makes my slate too expensive to mail.
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
16 Mar 17
they look very nice... i'd like them both..lol.. and it's not at all boring.. its interesting to know how you do it...
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
17 Mar 17
Thanks! I enjoy doing my art and enjoy the money when they are gone...
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@Namelesss (3364)
• United States
13 Mar 17
Nice Work! Thanks for sharing that with us. I also think the antique slate makes a much nicer canvas.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
14 Mar 17
I do love the age marks on the used slate. The new slate you can buy at a roofing company is actually too heavy for me but if I can't find used, I do buy the new...They are harder to cut into the sizes i need. Often when I go to my favorite roofing company they have used slate for sale..I love it when I see that. I usually go through website that people sell stuff on to find my slate. I found some locally just the other day and will buy it from them after our winter is over...it just arrived yesterday...
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Mar 17
Yes it is art! How big are these and how heavy?
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
18 Mar 17
These slate are 9x11 inches and pretty light. When I used new slate which is heavy I tried mailing it to a friend and found it cost twice the price of the art so I don't do that. Canadian postage is outrageous so I take it across the border to mail it but that is not as easy as it sounds..
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
13 Mar 17
Oh course you didn't bore me. I think painting on slate is a skill and of course it is art. These 2 pieces with a lot of lettering - few people know until you try it yourself how hard painting letters is! Bravo I say!
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
18 Mar 17
Thank you, you are so kind. I've been doing it for a long time but because I am a lousy speller I have to have it proof read before I paint it...
