Silent Sumac I

I had set out the sumac leaves on a canvas last month (see post on 19 October 201) and I wanted to complete it today.

First I painted the canvas with a mixture of black and iridescent acrylic paint and set it aside to dry.

Next while trying to keep the colour patterns of the compound leaves, I used the metallic red, emerald green and gold acrylic paint on the leaflets. Each set of leaves were set aside to dry.
















Once everything was dry I used acrylic gloss medium to glue the leaves into place and again set aside to dry.

Lastly to make sure they didn't move and were protected, I applied four layers of acrylic gloss varnish giving each layer time to dry completely.

This original 8" x 10" framed, mixed media painting is available for $150.00.

Silent Sumac I - A Work in Progress

Earlier this month (see post on 16 October 2018) I worked on a couple of pieces using elm leaves and today I thought I would set out sumac leaves.















I laid out a number of the compound leaves in various patterns until I was pleased with the design.

I will post this piece at a later date once it has been completed.