"Periwinkle Hydrangeas and Plums", 12x16, oil on copper panel (Note: If you click on the image, you can better see the impasto in the painting)
This summer I have done some additional experimentation with painting on copper panels. There is a wonderful patina that peeks through the painting in the areas that you don't paint. Sort of like a warm underpainting, only better. The problem with painting on copper is that it is slippery and the paint does not adhere to it the way it would to a canvas or linen panel. That being said, I enjoy the challenge of the slippery surface and feel as though I am getting better at handling it.
The painting above was painted with mostly a palette knife, so it's loaded with thick impasto, adding to the special effects of the copper!
I set up the still life on my lanai (Florida word for (patio), and finished it in my air-conditioned studio.
Here's my set-up:
I am thinking that I'll do a few more florals on copper before I use the copper for figurative work.
If you would like to purchase this painting, it is available through Gallery444 in San Francisco. Phone number is (415) 434-4477. Thanks for looking!
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