Cliffs AscendingFramed Poster

Cliffs Ascending shows rock forms built from stacked planes and fine parallel lines. The marks run close together, then open into wider bands, so the surface feels carved rather than painted. Eyvind Earle scraped and layered his paint to keep every edge crisp.

The framed poster goes straight onto a nail. The frame comes in white, wood, dark wood or black. A dark wood edge holds the shadowed faces of the cliffs, while a white frame lets the line work sit alone. Each one gives the picture a clear border.

In a stairwell, the rising shapes pull your eye upward with each step. Halfway down, the fine hatching on the rock faces shows clearly against the pale ground.