Apollon Gotrick makes some of our most versatile painting surfaces, from stretched cotton canvas to rigid Baltic birch panels. If you're not sure which one fits your next project, here's a quick guide to what each option is built for.
Stretched cotton canvas for classic painting
The Standard Profile Cotton Canvas, 3/4-inch, is a dependable studio staple, handmade in Canada with 100% natural cotton stretched over sturdy wooden bars. Choose the double-primed option for a smooth, responsive surface, or go unprimed if you like to prepare your own ground. It comes in 20 sizes from 6x6 up to 24x36 inches.
Want extra contrast for bold, moody work? The Standard Profile Canvas Black, 3/4-inch, swaps the usual white gesso for a black acrylic titanium ground, making highlights and colour pop from the first stroke.
Floating frame canvas for display-ready art
If you'd rather skip a separate framing step, the Profile Floating Frame Canvas, 1-1/2-inch, comes pre-set in an unfinished floating frame you can stain, paint, or leave natural. It's available in both black and unfinished frame finishes across 8 sizes, so your painting goes straight from easel to wall.
Deep gallery profile for a frameless look
For a contemporary, frameless presentation, the Deep Gallery Profile Cotton Canvas, 1-1/2-inch, gives you a substantial gallery-depth edge you can paint around, with 24 sizes running all the way up to 54x72 inches for statement pieces.
Rigid wood panels for a different kind of stability
Canvas isn't always the right call. For encaustics, paint pours, resin, or any technique that needs a firm, unyielding surface, Apollon Gotrick's Baltic birch panels are the answer. The DEEP Gallery Profile Mounted Panels are cradled in a sturdy 1-5/8-inch gallery wood frame for a professional, framed look with no extra hardware needed, while the unframed Pale Masonite Panel is a lightweight, economical choice for printmaking, mounting, or everyday studio work.
Which one should you choose?
- Traditional painting, framing, or teaching: Standard Profile Cotton Canvas
- Bold, high-contrast work: Standard Profile Canvas Black
- Ready-to-hang display art: Floating Frame Canvas
- Large-scale, frameless statement pieces: Deep Gallery Profile Canvas
- Resin, encaustics, or mixed media needing rigidity: birch wood panels
Browse the full range in Apollon Gotrick Quality Canvases and Panels and Apollon Gotrick Wooden Boards, Cradle Frames and Flat Board Panels, or stop by King's Framing & Art Gallery in Corbeil, Nipissing District, Ontario, and we'll help you pick the right surface for your project.