Rusted Earth Mountains (canvas wrap) foilage Thinned acrylic paints allow the

Thinned acrylic paints allow the map below to show through the paint

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

Raised copper metal is used to uniquely embellish each reproduction

The original Sunset Reflections was painted on a road map of Minnesota using thinned acrylic paints to allow the map to show through

The "Mountain Hybrid Series" is called this because it's a Giclee' (reproduction) background on a wood/canvas frame

Rusted Earth Mountains (canvas wrap) foilage Thinned acrylic paints allow 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