Handling & Transporting Artwork

Most Plein Air painters use wet panel carriers because they are literally transporting artwork wet from the field. I recommend transporting artwork to my studio in a wet panel carrier. It protects them from damage in your car (sudden stop) and keeps them clean. Also, be sure to clean out your cases from time to time with compressed air or simply washing them with water and placing them upside down to dry.

If you don’t have a wet panel carrier, placing artwork in a box with cloth or wax paper between pieces also works, but be careful if your artwork has thick impasto. Consider even an inexpensive cardboard carrier.

For transporting and handling large artwork, consider making a DIY Custom Artwork Carrier, here are the instructions.

Protect your Artwork from Dust

Dust on a painting, especially a freshly-varnished one, flares up when I photograph it. Frequently I carefully remove dust from dry paintings before I shoot them with a very low pressure air cleaner (the same kind photographers use to clean lenses). I strive to make the images of your art as perfect as possible. I know that you as an artist see the paint, but please be mindful of what happens to your art after you complete it. Varnish it in a clean setting. Keep your art carriers clean to help me to accurately reproduce your artwork.

How Rossow Photography Handles Artwork

I frequently handle wet or freshly-varnished paintings, many of my clients bring them to me to shoot them before a show or shipping them to galleries. Please let me know if your painting is still wet, recently varnished or has thick impasto. I keep my studio clean and carefully handle your art while photographing it. If I know in advance, I will handle them from the sides and return them to their cases after shooting. If a painting is wet and by rare chance I get paint on my hands from even the side of the canvas I will let you know so you can touch it up if need be.

Recent Painting Photos

Hannah Heyer painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Towards the Valley

Towards the Valley

by Hannah Heyer
Sharon Stadther painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Corn Harvest

Corn Harvest

by Sharon Stadther
Mary Pettis painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Catching the Light 8x12

Catching the Light

by Mary Pettis
James Vose painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Twelve Pansies

Twelve Pansies

by James Vose
Sue Wipf painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Sunset Glory

Sunset Glory

by Sue Wipf
Kevin Komadina painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Pickled Herring

Pickled Herring

by Kevin Komadina
John Wegner painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Florentine Door II

Florentine Door II

by John Wegner
Hannah Heyer painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - A Walk Through November

A Walk Through November

by Hannah Heyer
Carl Bretzke painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Salmon Sky

Salmon Sky

by Carl Bretzke
Pat Duncan painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Faded Barn

Faded Barn

by Patricia Duncan
Edward Bock painting photographed by Mitch Rossow Shape Shifting 13442022

Shape Shifting 1344

by Edward Bock
Allison Conyers painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Maya Ornaments

Maya Ornaments

by Allison Conyers
Joe Paquet painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - First Light, Port Wing 8x12

First Light, Port Wing

by Joe Paquet
Cheryl LeClair-Sommer painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Belle Creek Reflections

Belle Creek Reflections

by Cheryl LeClair Sommer
Mary Pettis painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Grace is in the Journey 16x24

Grace is in the Journey

by Mary Pettis
Sharon Stadther painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Spuds

Spuds

by Sharon Stadther
James Vose painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Breakfast Cabinet

Breakfast Cabinet

by James Vose
Sue Wipf painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Maria State Park Autumn

Maria State Park Autumn

by Sue Wipf
Steve Levin painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Goth Girl

Goth Girl

by Steven J. Levin
Hannah Heyer painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Waning Winter

Waning Winter

by Hannah Heyer
Carl Bretzke painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Telluride, Looking East

Telluride, Looking East

by Carl Bretzke
Mary Pettis painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Midday in Genoa 22x18

Midday in Genoa

by Mary Pettis
Edward Bock painting photographed by Mitch Rossow 13802022

1380 Monochrome Abstract

by Edward Bock
Joe Paquet painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Apple Trees and Asbestos Shingles 8x12

Apple Trees and Asbestos Shingles

by Joe Paquet
Johanna Lerwick painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Focused Intent

Focused Intent – Wolf

by Johanna Lerwick
Paul Oxborough painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Bar Hemingway 23 x 32

Bar Hemingway

by Paul Oxborough
James Vose painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - The Dressmaker's Daughter

The Dressmaker’s Daughter

by James Vose
Kevin Komadina painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Chicago Diner

Chicago Diner

by Kevin Komadina
Sue Wipf painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Evening Promise

Evening Promise

by Sue Wipf
Cheryl LeClair-Sommer painting photographed by Mitch Rossow - Golden Mountainside

Golden Mountainside

by Cheryl LeClair Sommer