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An original oil painting on 23ct gold leaf on canvas covered board.

Painted area: 20x20cm

Framed size: 25x25cm

The tradition of painting on gold leaf has a long history, often reserved for sacred paintings. Sometimes called ‘gold ground’ painting, it reached its peak around 1300, initially in Italy and the Byzantine Empire.

I feel it’s an appropriate way to celebrate some of our 'ordinary' British birds, who, if you take a moment to really look, are both visually glorious, and each as individual as we are.

One of a series of birds on gold leaf.

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