Original artwork description:

Oil, acrylic, 24ct Manetti Superior Gold Leaf on birchwood - framed in a white-grained wood.
25x25"

(Limited Editions are on a Decor Art Velvet 300gsm Paper with a metallic underlay to resemble the gold effect.)

The artwork was shown at the Women's University Club in Mayfair, for the celebration of the King of Ashanti's Silver Jubilee. A private function held by the King's nephew, with speeches about the King's collectibles which are held at Windsor, the V&A and The Wallace Collection.

The artwork was shown at The Other Art Fair in London with Saatchi Art.

The latest tropical bird, in my series of oil-painted Brazilian birds on birchwood, which is mounted on 24ct gold.

Mato Grosso is named after camping in the Pantanal, all of my birds are named after the places that I visited in Brazil. It is the 7th in the series of gold-leafed birds.

The bird is painted in oil to project from the fine grains of washed acrylic birchwood. The botanical work is painted in a contemporary style with 24ct gold leaf trimmed leaves. I like to use spray paint for the branches, as it gives a subtle metallic effect.

The colour pallet is carefully chosen, so that the bird blends with the foliage, creating a balance within the piece.

A nature-inspired work, the birchwood panel is set on a 24ct gold-leafed wood panel creating not only a painting but a sculptured piece of art.

Materials used:

Birchwood, acrylic, oil and 24ct gold leaf

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