Cascade

This piece has heavy texture in places. This texture comes from building up heavy layers of paint, which provides a rich history for the piece, not all of which is always visible. The piece is finished with a coat of Liquitex satin varnish, which helps protect the painting over time. The painting has a satin/matte finish. This piece is framed in a black 12"x12" Ampersand floater frame that is 2" deep. The frame is screwed into small wooden dowels that have been glued to the back of the wood panel. If you want to replace this frame down the road, you can do so by removing the screws from the back and carefully removing the wood panel from the frame. The back of the frame includes a hanging wire. A certificate of authenticity is adhered to the back of the piece using archival-quality adhesive.

This intuitive piece began as an experiment where I used a brayer to lay down colorful shapes onto the wood panel. I then began adding small rectangular black shapes, which contrasted nicely with the color shapes. The whole piece started resembling the side of a hill, with golden cloud shapes in the distance, so I started nudging it that way. I used several layers of acrylic ink to get this depth of color.