Rusted Earth Mountains (canvas wrap) foilage You can almost smell the

You can almost smell the cheese curds

Bird's Nest in a Corner is a one of a kind hand embellished reproduction using our raised  “Molten Metals” process

I then added a splash of patina blue using acid oxidized copper paint that outlines the shape of the heart

The bottom has been washed over with several metallic paints in a strie' manner

Sizes: 16"H x 20"W

Rusted Earth Mountains (canvas wrap) foilage You can almost smell theRusted Earth Mountains has been my most popular series in the past couple of years. On the original the sky was created using imitation silver leaf for the background. The clouds were then rendered using acid oxidized copper paint to make it patina. I knew from previous work that when I use the acid over the metal leaf it will burn through it in places, so I painted the background black before apply the metal leaf and that gives it an antique mirror