Silver Mountains (canvas wrap) blue This reproduction has the raised

This reproduction has the raised silver embellishment on the mountain peaks as well as the foothills

Bird's Nest in a Corner  - A love of birds and a lifetime of collecting nests was the inspiration for this charming little piece of nature

Size:  11"H x 16"W

Trying to decide what scene to paint over each map I try to capture a feeling of that particular state without covering up too many places

I created the background sky

Silver Mountains (canvas wrap) blue This reproduction has the raisedThe original Silver Mountains was created with a background entirely made with imitation silver leaf. The ground below the mountains was textured first and the sky has the texture of the canvas weave peeking through it. The clouds and the water feature under the mountains were rendered using acid oxidized copper paint to make it patina. I knew when I did the acid over the aluminum leaf it would eat away some of the metal so I painted it the background