Pre Primed - Artist Canvas DX12

Scott Gardiner grew up in Auckland and received a Master of Visual Arts (Hons) from Auckland Institute of Technology in 2003.  Scott's landscape paintings are inspired by change; changes caused by the natural world - by tectonic plates shifting and colliding, glacial ice retreating and deserts advancing.  Frest and foremost, his paintings are about Scott's distinct spiritual relationship with nature.  Scott's art has been exhibited in New Zealand, Australia, and Los Angeles, USA.  His work is represented in public collections such as the Wallace Art Awards each year since 2007. 

"After years of experimenting with different canvases I was delighted to discover DX12 from The Canvas Company.  Its combination of natural cotton fibres and synthetic polyester strike a perfect balance, creating a canvas with a tight, flat weave and an ability to retain its tension.  Certain aspects of my working process require a smooth flat surface, preparing that surface can be a laborious and time consuming task.  Because of the unique propeties of DX12 this laborious layering and sanding is minimized and a consistent, workable surface is created with a minimum of time and effort.  Another considerable advantage of the DX12's combination of natural and synthetic fibres is the products ability to maintain its tension and elasticity over time.  With a purely cotton based product the fibres tend to give after stretching and the stretched canvas may sag.  As polyester is a synthetic fibre it has a greater elasticity and does not absorb moisture like cotton, enabling the DX12 to maintain its shape".