Original Artwork
Educated Hoops Playground Lessons - Original 24x24 inches
Educated Hoops Playground Lessons - Original 24x24 inches
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"Playground Lessons" is an original acrylic painting from my Educated Hoops series. It features a young girl with a large pink bow, bending gently amidst a circle of children hula hooping. Painted in soft pastel tones, the composition feels playful and light at first glance, yet layered with quiet emotion and meaning. The textured brushwork and subtle details hint at the complexity of childhood and the social dynamics of school life.
This piece was painted with my two daughters in mind—and shaped by our family’s experiences navigating school and education. Even with a supportive and deeply committed local school community, the journey hasn’t been easy for them. I’ve also layered in memories from my own school years. There’s a quote buried in the painting that speaks to the responsibility every generation feels to do better for the next. Children feel that pressure too—to not only carry forward what we’ve built, but to fix what we’ve broken.
✔ Original, one of a kind
✔ 24x24 inches
✔ Acrylic on 1.5-inch cradled hardboard
✔ Painted edges – no frame needed
✔ Wired and ready to hang
✔ Signed on the front and back
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About Original Artwork
Paint Media
Denise paints with archival quality acrylic paints including Golden Acrylic Paints and mediums as well as Nova Paints. There can be mixed media here and there such as charcoal, colored pencil and waxed crayon.
Substrate
Denise paints on cradled hardboard and gessoed canvas. Pieces that are 24x36 inches or smaller, are painted on cradled hardboard 1 inch to 1 1/2 inches deep with paint finished edges matching the overall color scheme of the painting.
Larger pieces on canvas are painted while tacked to a large hardboard frame. This way I can still sand away as much as I want with a hard surface backing the painting.
The painting is then removed and reframed on stretcher bars for a more lightweight finished artwork which is easier to ship and easier to hang.
Finish
All artwork have been finished with a clear gloss or semi gloss water-based acrylic polymer varnish with Ultra Violet Light Stabilizers [UVLS] that protects interior acrylic paintings from dust and ultraviolet light.
In the event that you hang your painting in the dining room and it get splattered with spaghetti sauce (believe me this can happen), the painting can be wiped clean to bring it back to it's intended design.
Shipping
Original artwork is usually shipped within 3-7 days from an order being received either by UPS or Fed Ex.
All original artwork are shipped from my studio in the Pacific Northwest. Each piece is packaged with care for a safe journey to your home.
For original artwork valued over $300 US dollars a signature is required upon delivery.