I painted cards to experiment with gold leaf. It was fun, but am not sure whether I’d use it in a regular landscape painting as I found it unpredictable (tiny stars, fire sparks… maybe?). Depending on the viewer’s angle of available light, the gold is dark or light, altering the composition.
#’s 130-141. Acrylic and metal gold leaf sketches.
#129. Waiting ’til Four, plein air in oil.
#128. The Last Dance, plein air in oil.
#127. Orchids for Milllie, plein air still life, in acrylic
#126. Lovely Lane Chapel, St Simon, Georgia, in oil.
#125. An avenue of southern live oaks, Quercus virginiana, in oil. (Apologies for the glare from the oil-gloss in this photo.)
124. Marigolds and Weeds, plein air in oil.
#123. Lover’s Oak, Brunswick GA, in oil.
#’s 119-121, Hummingbird Feeder Studies, in acrylic.
#118. “Chuck”, oil on canvas
