Delightful Dogwood

While living in the Pacific Northwest, one of the most beautiful signs of early spring each year was the blooming of the Dogwoods. There were many... more

by Kat Solinsky

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Dimensions

11.000 x 14.000 x 0.250 inches

Title

Delightful Dogwood

Artist

Kat Solinsky

Medium

Painting - Acrylic On Sealed Cork

Description

While living in the Pacific Northwest, one of the most beautiful signs of early spring each year was the blooming of the Dogwoods. There were many rows of these delights lining the local streets of our neighborhood, and I always felt like they were playfully calling, "Come out.........come out, from the chilling winter to play now in Spring!"

This piece was a fun experiment on a very different canvas of corkboard. Acrylic paint worked best in keeping its color vibrancy, drying quickly, and not getting absorbed into the cork itself. Even though the cork was prepared much in the same way as a regular cotton canvas, I first used a spray primer as an actual sealer..

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August 23rd, 2010