About the Process of Layered Glass Painting
To
create my dimensional paintings, I paint with traditional oil paints
directly onto layers of glass, which are stacked (1/4" or more
apart) in a shadow-box frame. Most of the artworks are actually
created on plexiglass (for lightness and stability), though they are
covered with a layer of glass (for ease of cleaning and resistance
to scratching). The
image in the animation is of a painting called Passiflora. The
piece is created with 3 separate layers, stacked about 1/2" apart.
The top layer
includes the figure, flowers and grass painted directly on plexiglass
(the white areas are actually clear). The second layer includes a painted
filigree gate and a primitive goddess figure. Below this is a lace curtain,
suspended over a light background. When the 3 layers are placed together,
they create shadows within the piece, which cannot be duplicated in
the flat format of a print or computer screen. |
