This is a work of art that I made last fall. I`m finally getting around to posting it! I really enjoyed trying these new techniques: embossing metal, hand carving in metal, adding metal elements to canvas, using metallic felts and shaping metal wire.
I really enjoyed creating this one. It was full of new discoveries. This is a semi-abstract painting about a forest. And its all about exploring texture in metal.
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| Metal Forest |
Here is a side view so that you can get an idea of how dimensional it is. You can really see how the green metal wire pops out of the canvas.
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| Sideview |
This next picture shows parts of the two metals pieces that I embossed using an embossing tool. I added little details such as the little circles in the middle of the lozenge by poking the underside of the metal with the round end of a needle. Careful: if you press to hard, you`ll make a hole! I also added metallic colored paint on the metal. To make it adhere better, I had to sand it down a little. The second metal piece (bottom one) was also embossed using an embossing tool and painted with metallic colors.
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| Closeup |
I made this ”fleur de lys” using a stencil and a crayon-like embossing tool. I followed the edges of the stencil, and chose not to fill in the middle. I also punched out a hole in each corner. To adhere the metal plate to the canvas I used a glue gun. Once it dried, I colored over the glue with a permanent gold metallic felt. I really love how it looks.
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| Closeup |
This next picture shows the trunks of the trees and some grass growing in front of the tree line. The trees were also cut with normal scissors and then embossed. I made sure to emboss in different directions to create some diversity. I put the trees against the lighter side of the background to create a greater contrast.
The bottom grass background was created by embossing with a tool and the grass itself was hand carved out of the metal. I lightly added paint to the grass to contrast with the background.
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| Closeup |
Finally, I added these four metal pieces which are eyelets into the canvas. I really liked the glue on the ”fleur de lys”, so I put some around the eyelets too. I added a touch of gold glitter glue in the middle, and some stars over the forest were created. I also added some wired mesh under the green wire. This has an aesthetic function as well as a practical function. I needed something to keep the wire in place.
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| Closeup |
Hope you enjoyed!
Krysthle Poitras
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