Looking for Seaglass
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After the shells and 'pickling' of the frame
AFTER |
I had a friend give me one of those Antique Criss Cross frames. At the time, both of us were unsure what we would do with it. I forgot to take a BEFORE picture so I had a base for comparison. This is the best that I could come up with as far as showing to you the color of the frame at the beginning of my project.
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| BEFORE |
This is the closest thing that I could find. The first thing that I did was remove the gold liner. I will save that for another painting for now. Then I regaled the leaves on because they needed to be absolutely secure before adding the seashells.
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| AFTER |
This is what the frame finish looked like after it was treated with my special pickling sauce, lol.
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| Before the pickling, this is what I came up with as far as composition for the painting. |
One of my new hobbies is seaglass. Why do I like seaglass. I am sure that I don't know. I just as fascinated with the idea of something tragic like a wreck or littering (in the bay) could somehow produce something as beautiful as seaglass.
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| You can very subtly see the glass at the bottom of the painting. I have painted it to blend into the sand because that is exactly like what it is like trying to find it. Often times you will walk over a piece and not ever see it. There seems to be an abundance of white glass...sigh. I like the colored glass. |
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This is one of the many paintings that I will bring to the American Artisan's show in the fall at Wilton Historical society, 2017. I am sorry but it is not for sale at this time.
There will be over 50 artists present at this show. It is in November. Here is the link!
http://wiltonhistorical.org/events/american-artisan-show/
