I feel that the background brush strokes seem a little harsh, so with a damp towel, I firmly rub some of the dried paint away to expose more of our lovely linen surface. (arttutor.com)
In this work, Carter uses traditional fine art stretched linen surface and references the drip painting effects made famous by American Abstract Expressionist painters by allowing fat, solid and patterned shoelaces to hang vertically like thick cascading drips of paint. (scadmoa.org)
Linen surface allows the painting to be filled with light. (chairish.com)