Summer Bouquet

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 and a cold wax rub, both of which help protect the painting over time. The painting has a satin/matte finish. This piece is framed in a white 12"x12" floater frame that is 1 3/8" 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 and bumpers at the bottom for hanging the piece. A certificate of authenticity is adhered to the back of the piece using archival-quality adhesive.

I painted a gray background for this piece a couple of months ago during a workshop, but left the panel sitting around until I was ready to paint on it. I knew that I wanted to paint a floral piece this time. I painted most of this piece using a toothbrush, which allowed me to get a looser, softer look in the flower blossoms. I negative painted the pattern around the bouquet. I then used posca pens to add some fine line details.