Floral Still Life, 2009
oil on canvas with handpainted frame with metallic powder, oil paint and oil stick
21" x 23 1/16"
2010
oil on masonite panel with handpainted frame, with 23k gold leaf, oil paint and oil stick
23" x 19 1/8"
2009
monoprint (watercolor, gouache, and oil stick on Arches paper) with handpainted frame with 23k gold leaf, metallic powder and oil paint
23 3/16 x 19"
2010
oil on masonite panel with handpainted frame, with 23k gold leaf, oil paint and oil stick
23 1/4" x 19 1/4"
2009
oil on masonite panel with handpainted frame, with 23k gold leaf, sculpey, oil paint and oil stick
23 3/16" x 19 1/16"
2009
oil on linen with handpainted frame, with 23k gold leaf, oil paint and oil stick
23 3/16" x 19 1/4"
2009
oil on masonite panel with handpainted frame, with 23k gold leaf, oil paint and metallic powder
23 13/16" x 19"
2010
oil on masonite panel with handpainted frame, with sculpey, 23 karat gold leaf and oil stick
23 1/16" x 19 1/8"
2009
I started doing florals
on dark backgrounds
quite by accident. I
was photographing
work against a black
cloth and decided to
leave the cloth up in
the spring when I
began painting again.
Since I liked the result,
I continued working that
way for the entire summer.