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These twoaccomplishedartistspaintintwodramaticallydifferentformats.Herethey share the

distinct pathsthey’vetakentosettleontheirpreferredcanvas sizes.

——— BY BOB BAHR ———

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arylandartistSaraLindaPolygenerallylimitsthetimesshereachesfora finebrushto add

detailto herpleinairwork.Andyetshefindsherselfincreasinglygravitatingto small-format

paintings,oftenas smallas 6 x 6 inches.Meanwhile,in extremenorthernCalifornia,Ryan

Jensenfills9-footpaintingswithlandscapesdoneonlocation.So how did these two artists

end uponoppositeendsof thestretched-canvasspectrum?Let’sfindout.

BOBBAHRhasbeenwritingandeditingarticlesaboutartinstructionformore than 12

years. He lives with his wife and two sons at the northern tip of Manhattan.

(RIGHT)LookingEast

SaraLindaPoly

2018,oil, 12 x 12in.

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(BELOW) BetweenTwoBoats
RyanJensen
2019,oil, 40 x 60in.
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