Original artwork description:

Acrylic color on handmade Thai mulberry paper (kada sa), deckled edge,
21 x 31 in., 55 x 80 cm.
Painting is inspired from an amazing old tree that used to be in front of the Singapore museum, in the parking area. … It's gone now. Lovely to have this souvenir of it…
Here I use is a traditional mulberry paper handmade in Thailand. It’s a thick parchment type paper, strong yet pliable. I have the paper made to this size to get the deckled edges which adds to the textural effect. To add to the textural effect I used textured paper.
The close up picture is of higher resolution to be able to get a feel for the texture and brush strokes of the painting. That’s me in the third picture holding up the painting to put things into perspective.
Interested to have your idea painted in this style? Maybe a garden or nature scene, a storyboard collage from a recent travel? Contact me.
When considering framing bear in mind to not cover up the deckled edges. This is one of the specialties of the painting, one of its charms. It is best displayed framed with a cut mat board around the painting so as not to cover the edges, thereby putting some space between the art and the glass and bringing depth to the framed art. It can also be framed simply with backing board and pressed with glass over the front without causing damage.

Materials used:

acrylic colour on handmade Thai mulberry paper (kada sa), deckled edge

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