Jay Icon
£295.00
An original oil painting on 23ct gold leaf on canvas covered board . Painted area 20cm x 20cm.
Framed as seen.
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 the beauty and gusto of some of our common British birds.
This Eurasian Jay is a resident of Oxford.
