Here is a sample of an unprepared piece of copper. You can see the various scratches and marks across the surface, which if left as is, would be unappealing on a finished painting. My aesthetic sense tells me that the purpose of painting on a shimmering panel of metal is to let the beauty of that metal glow through. Some artists like the metal for … [Read more...] about Prep Time
Margret E. Short Fine Arts
Portland, Oregon artist Margret Short - a modern day master of 17th Century Dutch art using the chiaroscuro technique to create still life and floral paintings.