"Aspens flicker like golden lights in the fall landscape." The drive from Durango Colorado to Silverado is known as the million dollar highway. The name is not describing the cost of the highway, but the brilliance of the aspens littered across the mountains. The leaves in this piece were collected in Silverado last fall.
Great form plus multiplicity is a good way to describe an aspen tree from a design viewpoint. By including the actual leaves from one of these trees, the viewer can recall their own experience of this spectacular display. When gathering leaves, it is best to press them in an old phone book until you have an opportunity to spray them with Spray Acrylic Coating (Krylon). That will retain the color for a long period of time.
Liquitex Pouring Medium was brushed onto this piece with a sponge brush. The leaves were pressed into the medium. They were dried with a hair dryer and then brushed with one or two more coats. The leaves are then embedded into the piece.
Of course, it also helps to have a dynamic background of random shapes in the right colors. These were created with gesso and diluted acrylic. Just something to try or think about.
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