‘Persephone in Winter’, Oil and Silver & Copper Leaf on Wood 18 x 24″

Let me show you how this got made.

First wood (birch plywood) was cut, and primed with acrylic based gesso.

Palate = Cremitz white, Flake White, Radiant White, Portland Grey, Zinc Yellow, Venetian Red, Cobalt Violet, Cadmium Red Dark, Phthalo Green, German Earth, Lamp Black
Brands used: Willamsburg, Gamblin, Utretcht, Old Holland

c952ba5d-a9cf-454d-9a60-c977ce22c887 — Drawing laid down. Tried purple as an experiment… not quite advisable.

bdac7ab7-6b8e-4859-a899-54c1497d325b — Underpainting laid down

0a885068-ebe8-4fab-a4e5-95f392e263e1 — color laid down in more detail. Sorry the image is blurry.

952ee0ba-7518-4080-820d-2a2b8e533f5c — paint detail

cc3c0c72-ccc5-4baf-a5e3-ad6e5c968197 — Preparing for the leaf, glue is laid down and left to dry until tacky

57813175-07d0-4d81-8dbd-632df7ab2726 — Silver Leaf Application

2007bb58-bf37-49d9-8c9a-ee8ac67e86d3 — Silver is down, SUPER SHINY

8c154255-3b91-4dda-8414-05b6d7d82f06 — Silver is distressed with bleach and left unvarnished to continue the patina

76711522-775b-4125-833c-8751b004c8d2 — paint is being layered.

d07c5727-c24b-4813-b573-f7ac7a0b24d2 — Copper leaf is applied, then patina applied with vinegar/salt solution.

persephone — Final touch up and painting is signed (very faint, upper right corner)

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