Silver Mountains (canvas wrap) blue Phoenix and the valley of

Phoenix and the valley of the sun are very prominent in this painting and sit just above the mountains in the center

Size:  11"H x 16"W

Raised copper is used to embellish the reproduction just like the original

I choose a distant passage through the trees of this lake scene to lead the viewer deeper into the painting

I created the background sky

Silver Mountains (canvas wrap) blue Phoenix and the valley ofThe original Silver Mountains was created with a background entirely made with imitation silver leaf. The ground below the mountains was textured first and the sky has the texture of the canvas weave peeking through it. The clouds and the water feature under the mountains were rendered using acid oxidized copper paint to make it patina. I knew when I did the acid over the aluminum leaf it would eat away some of the metal so I painted it the background