Duck Icon
An original oil painting on 23ct gold leaf on canvas covered board.
Painted area: 20x20cm
Framed size: 25x25cm
This golden duck 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.
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 golden duck 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.
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 golden duck 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.
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.
