(adjusted price.....$60.00.....mounted on a 1.50" depth clayboard)
The design and pattern of growth in plant life, especially tropical plants, has always inspired me visually. Be inspired today by stopping to notice the beautiful forms radiating from floral and tropical plants.
When the artist chooses to allow the image to consume the design space, there is no place for the lettering to go except to march right over the image.
In this case, that poses a problem because the plant was painted with gouache. For that reason, the piece was sprayed with Krylon Acrylic Spray Coating. Even though that seals the gouache, it also creates a resist. The surface is prepared to receive the bleedproof white by applying a layer of diluted Gel Matte Medium. (two parts water to one part medium....mixed with a palette knife) You will still experience the surface repelling this layer, so you must brush...dry with hair dryer...brush...dry with hair dryer and eventually the heat will cause it to attach. I also dropped a couple of drops of gum arabic into the gouache to give me a thin hairline.
Just something to think about if you want to write over gouache. (Even Acryl Gouache will not give you a writing surface as good as this.)
Please contact me personally to inquire about this piece.
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