Rocky Mountains Under Patina Sky (canvas wrap) Size:24" x 30" The original Kansas Crescent Moon

The original Kansas Crescent Moon is painted on a road map of Kansas

I knew from previous work that when I use the acid over the metal leaf it will burn through it in places

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It is embellished with a raised silver metal bead where the water meets the sky

It was painted using acrylic paints thinned with water to allow the map to  show through

Rocky Mountains Under Patina Sky (canvas wrap) Size:24" x 30" The original Kansas Crescent MoonRocky Mountains Under Patina Sky has a dream like yet grounded feel to it. The acid oxidized copper paints that I used for the clouds gives it sleepy quality especially with the full moon peeking through, and the rusted earth makes it feel solid and immovable. This reproduction has the raised silver embellishment on the mountain peaks as well as the foothills. The metal is sealed and then antiqued with tar. The entire piece then is sealed with UV