The colors in Portrait of an Angel are incredibly rich and deep and moving.  Like old Renaissance paintings.  Or beautiful heavy fabrics.  This painting has a timeless feel with layering that is remindful of both old weathered antiques and modern expressionist art.  There is just something deeply satisfying about this composition and the rich hues that flow throughout.  The words in this piece ask the question, "How far can you see?"  Because I think our happiness ultimately comes down to our ability to look beyond what we know and beyond our own concerns to something larger. 

I am hopeful this special Angel will breathe new life into your home or office.

How Portrait of an Angel was created.....   I used a technique in creating this image that I have not worked with for fifteen years or so.  This piece is a collage.  After the black acrylic primer dried, I used layers of clear acrylic medium to apply a photo to the surface of the canvas.  It was an image of a serious, cynical looking fashion model.  She was emaciated and seemed sad and empty.  After the photo dried to the canvas, I went to work and used palette knives, my fingers, brushes, and towels to apply layers and layers of color.  Sometimes I let layers dry between applications.  Sometimes a allowed layers to mix while still tacky.  Once all of the textures and underlying colors were set, I used tiny detail brushes to transform that sad skinny woman into this strong voluptuous symbol for life and spirituality.  There are no recognizable elements of the original photo left in this finished painting.  I changed her body, her face, her clothing, her hair, everything.  The model provided a starting point and pushed me towards hope.

Portrait of an Angel was painted on a professional quality gallery-wrapped canvas.  The staple-free sides have been painted.  This piece looks wonderful displayed unframed directly on the wall.  Or it can be easily and affordably framed as it required no matting or glass. 

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