Description

ORIGINAL PAINTING INFORMATION

This is a mixed media piece of Vimy Ridge in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. It is both wood burned and acrylic painted on a piece of pine wood that ranges in size from 7×11 inches to 24×36 inches.

Growing up in Southern Alberta, Waterton has always been a special place to me. I have had the opportunity to climb Vimy just once but hope to do it many more times in my lifetime. From the top of it you have a beautiful view of the prairies to the north, more mountains in all other directions, and the townsite of Waterton to the west.

The art is made to order. The processing time is 2-8 weeks depending mainly on the size of painting ordered. Smaller paintings take 2-3 weeks while larger paintings take 4-8 weeks.

My process to make these pieces is as follows:

1. Draw on the lines with pencil
2. Burn in the lines with a  wood-burning tool
3. Paint in the spaces with acrylic paint
4. Burn the edges of the wood with a torch
5. Seal the piece with a clear gloss covering

Or you can watch the time-lapse video here where I show the whole process in about 8 minutes!

Reproductions of this piece can be done on larger pieces of wood. Of course, they would differ slightly from this piece but it can be done. Contact me if you would like more information about that.