This is a preparatory sketch on canvas for a larger panel painting on wood.
Original design by Mel Ahlborn, 2021.
Genuine 23.5 kt gold leaf and oil paints on oil-primed canvas, 24x12".
One of a planned pair of Guardian Angel panels.
Illumination.Studio has a library of historic pigments as well as newly discovered colours, such as YInMn Blue, a nearly perfect blue accidentally discovered by chemists at Oregon State University. From these, the finest are selected for each project's colour palette.
Choosing oil over acryllic guarantees that the artist will spend more time mixing and painting. The art will take more time drying. Using genuine 23.5 kt gold leaf over an oil ground increases the budget and ups the skills requirement. Doing a preparatory sketch in gold leaf and oil fairly well doubles the project timeline.
Why do all of this, when there are faster, easier, less expensive ways of creating a simialr work of art? We use this method of work at Illuminaton.Studio because we think it is the right way, for today, for tomorrow, and for generations to come.
