Petrignano La Sera 15x17 Oil on Linen on Gold Leaf Margret E. Short, Copyright 2006 SOLD The above image is the finished piece done on the gold leafed linen canvas in November of 2006. Penelope's Web Margret E. Short, Copyright 2008 SOLD This piece called, Penelope's Web, was also painted on … [Read more...] about Petrignano La Sera
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The Sun, the Moon , and Burnt Sienna
Burnt Sienna is an extraordinarily versatile and useful pigment. In use since antiquity, the siennas sometimes are grouped into the "brown" category, but they are far from plain old brown. With their iron oxide ingredients, they range from rich earthy reds to foreboding darks. In earlier times, sienna was found in Siena, Italy and was … [Read more...] about The Sun, the Moon , and Burnt Sienna