Shark Painting

One in a series of abstract botanicals, this piece is done in casein* paint on cold press watercolor paper. I do the underlying sketch in pencil and finish the painting with a buffed cold wax varnish. The image is 18 x 29 inches on 22 x 30 paper with deckled edges. Unframed. The series is inspired by Southern California landscaping—in particular the Strelitzia nicolai or giant white bird of paradise. Like me, the plant is not native to Southern California, but nonetheless thrives in our irrigated suburbs. I use the shapes and forms as vehicles for color play and to explore the byzantine tangle of Italo-Cali, ancient-and-modern influences on my art. *Casein paint is derived from milk protein, can be brittle (thus the heavy, rigid watercolor paper) and so the painting cannot be bent, folded, or rolled. I’ve had other similar pieces nicely framed using a float mount technique under glass. (This painting is unframed.)

Painting:Paint on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:30 W x 22 H x 0.1 D in

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