It's certainly that 'dead but lively' time of year.. but who am I kidding? Every time of year is perfect for skull painting!!
Do you remember the Skull Trio I created back in 2020?
Well I had a blast creating them and obviously you all enjoyed them too because all three of them sold immediately and I sold a bunch of prints as well. Folks are still taking the Skillshare workshop I created sharing how to paint them too!
So in the spooky season spirit, I'm bringing back a favorite theme…
This series of skulls is quite different from the last one for a few reasons. Firstly they are much brighter in color. They come in three different sizes and positions, and they are painted in a diamond orientation rather than square. ( I feel like these ones are almost friendlier too in some way... or maybe that's just me being a weirdo - ha!)
The new skulls still have a great variety of dead things and dried plants, and of course, that lovely sparkly gold leaf within the acrylic resin. The 'expressions' on them definitely get a bit lively too.
After I finished filming this video I came up with the idea of calling these 3D bone depictions a 'Reliquary' series. If you're not familiar with the term, a reliquary is a fancy container for holding a relic (which is a physical piece of a holy person or saint). Even though these don't represent actual saints or what not from any religion, I still like the idea of conceptualizing the bones as special, holy, or sacred.
This is the smallest at 6” square and includes a stink bug exoskeleton, real dries plants and flowers and gold leaf flecks.
This is the middle size one measuring 8” square and includes real butterfly wings and plenty of dried plants and just a hint of gold leaf.
And the biggest one measures 10” square, has a stink bug, wasp, and a lizard skeleton. He’s got dried petals and leaves and features holographic rainbows beaming from the top of the skull. I think of this one as almost like a smiling deity :)
For a limited time…
I have prints available of this skull set as well as the last skull set from 2020. Each high quality giclee print will be hand embellished with gold leaf, and be signed and numbered. I even wrap them in acetate with cardboard so they are ready to display right out of the package.
PS Do you love my Halloween costume this year??? Ha!
10.18.2022