'Gilded Scarab' Hand-Leafed Prints

Scarab beetles are symbols of rebirth, transformation, protection, and luck.

My original painting went through various phases for it's background, but I was unhappy with all of them. I decided to try gold leaf and absolutely loved it. However, black oil paint can take a long time to dry - so parts of the legs were still tacky and the leaf stuck to them. At first I was upset, but then had a vision!

I built up the legs using leafing glue to give it a raised texture, then I added leaf. This gave it a three-dimensional appearance of the beetle's legs being partially submerged in gold!

I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of painting the beetle's "iridescent" color shifts using only regular colors!

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Every print will be signed by hand prior to shipping, so you know it’s really from me!

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