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 with a white circle border, as shown in the images.)

The artwork was shown at my solo show IN FLIGHT, at The Hyde Gallery, Chiswick London and The Other Art Fair in London, March 2024 - presented by Saatchi Art.

The Call of Coacoara is named after a stunning fishing village that we visited called Jerricoacoara, in northern Brazil. It is the fourth painting in the series of gold panels.

The bird in the painting jumps out of the birchwood, as the layers of feathers shine against the washes of acrylic on the birchwood panel. The botanical work matches the previous painting - The Bird of Bahia but a simpler version, with only one branch painted, that the bird perches on.

Spray paint is used for the stem of the tropical flowers. Which gives contrast against the fine grain in the birchwood. The bird is painted in oil.

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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