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FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA
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Location: Peterborough, NH
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It is painted to look like gold and actually (to my eye at least) looks better than the real stuff - i.e., the "shine" and "sparkle" is idealized by the artist.
To paint a shiny object convincingly, the contrast between light and shadow is often dramatic.
In Medieval times, gold leaf was applied to a lot of Icons. It does not fool the eye in that it looks as if it is part of the painting...it just looks like gold leaf added onto the surface as a decoration.
What I mean to say is that although applied shiny gold leaf is beautiful, it is not part of the "illusion" of the painted surface.
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