Blue Tit Icon II
An original oil painting on 23ct gold leaf on canvas covered board.
Painted area: 20x20cm
Framed size: 25x25cm
This exuberant blue tit is an Oxford resident.
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.
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.
An original oil painting on 23ct gold leaf on canvas covered board.
Painted area: 20x20cm
Framed size: 25x25cm
This exuberant blue tit is an Oxford resident.
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.
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.
An original oil painting on 23ct gold leaf on canvas covered board.
Painted area: 20x20cm
Framed size: 25x25cm
This exuberant blue tit is an Oxford resident.
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.
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.
