Pear #22

Mixed media on 5x7 canvas board

Super easy background.  

Have you ever tried

those patina kits?

This is the iron kit.

You paint the surface you want to patina

in this case with the iron paint.

After it has dried

apply step two

the rusting solution

That's it.

Next I drew in a horizon line

and added asphaltum glaze (Golden)

The paper for the pear was made

by gluing all sorts of odds n ends

onto paper using gel medium

......a seal, alphabet pasta, metal bits

window screen

Then apply gold leaf sizing--I used Wondasize.

Let dry till it's tacky.

Lay a aluminum leaf over the sizing.

Glaze with asphaltum.

Every day I stare off into this pond.

Some days deer are at waters edge.

Most days I see this fellow...

A Great Blue Heron

He wades along the shore

catching fish

Or stand stoicly

for hours.

The pond has gotten deeper

as we have gotten a lot of rain lately

and a beaver has moved in upstream

When the workday is hectic

I take a little break

and get lost in the pond.

Thanks for stopping by!