Name: I Had this Thing
SKU: LND2417

I Had this Thing

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$9,990

I Had This Thing

Original Mixed Media Diptych on Canvas

In I Had This Thing, Linwood pairs the quiet strength of the horse with an energetic field of looping, interconnected lines. The diptych feels like two sides of a memory—the recognizable and the abstract, what can be held onto and what begins to unravel with time.

The horse emerges softly from layers of charcoal gray, taupe, ivory, and graphite, its lowered head giving the composition an introspective tenderness. Against it, the second panel shifts into dusty rose and overlapping ribbons of burgundy, rust, and blue-gray. The continuous lines twist, cross, disappear, and return, suggesting the complicated paths through which memories and experiences remain connected.

Throughout the work, Linwood builds his surface with his signature layering of paint, graphite, charcoal, collage, handwritten fragments, and gestural marks. Subtle imagery is buried beneath subsequent layers, creating a piece that continues to reveal itself the longer it is viewed.

Framed size: 74.5 x 50.5

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The Backstory

CUSTOM COMMISSIONS: Linwood originals are indeed just that: one-of-a-kind creations. Please know, however, that Linwood loves personal commissions. Perhaps an already-sold work of art speaks to you. Maybe you’re intrigued by piece, but desire a change in size, palette, material or content. We should talk. Linwood never repeats himself, but an existing piece may inform a new original, expressly for you. The creative process can even be collaborative with regard to dimensions and color preferences. Where to begin? The custom process starts with an email.

ABOUT LINWOOD: Linwood is a modern abstract artist with an impressive body of work – and an alter-ego. The artist Linwood is South + English’s very own Palmer Smith. A true master of mixed media, Linwood experiments with acrylic, oil, watercolor, pastel, pencil and even found objects in a diverse, intriguing and highly collectible oeuvre. Learn more about the artist now.