These botanicals were inspired by an old Botany book I discovered. There were tiny line drawings of specimens. I drew my own version of these drawings and added my own color. I think they are a good subject for aluminum leaf. They are all sized and framed the same. Several or all make a nice grouping.
Title
Polypodium Aspidium Frond (Polypody)
Medium
Mixed medium; ink drawing, acrylic paint, aluminum leaf on Rives BFK paper
Size
11″x9″ rag matte, wood frame, under plexiglass.
Categories
About Me
Karen is an award winning graduate of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Writing and presenting Art tours at the Philadelphia Museum of Art has influenced her art.She has exhibited widely in regional juried exhibitions.
Read more
I interpret the world through my own lens, more or less focused. It is always fiction. I freely add, omit, or edit this reality. This journey is successful when the art work assumes a life of its own.