A Trio of Trees......What's New In The Studio

I took the week after Memorial Day off to get the studio in order.  It's been nice to have my work space back!  I have been working on some smaller pieces (perfect for art fairs). Recently, I did a series of paintings of a particular tree.  

Most of my tree and grove paintings are out of my imagination, but I was enamored with a tree that I saw while out and about.  I was able to snap a photograph and have done three different interpretations of this tree.

I love how this tree is 

asymmetrical, yet balanced.

(c)2013 Eric E. Paige

Using my photo editor, I was able to remove the background,
and get a better sense of the tree's structure.
(c)2013 Eric E. Paige

The first version is in a copper verdigris finish:

Here is the painting with the copper undercoat.

(c)2013 Eric E. Paige

The painting with a coat of the verdigris glaze

(c)2013 Eric E. Paige

Spot glazing on the tree makes it stand out.

(c)2013 Eric E. Paige

The next one is in all metallics:

Basecoated in metallic red
(c)2013 Eric E. Paige

The tree is top coated in metallics
(c)2013 Eric E. Paige

The final coat is a glaze to help bring out the bas-relief texture
(c)2013 Eric E. Paige

The third version is designed to look like ceramic tile:

Green glaze over a light green
background brings out the texture
(c)2013 Eric E. Paige

An antiquing glaze, further brings out the texture.
(c)2013 Eric E. Paige

You can view more of my work at ericepaige.com  -- the site also includes links to my photography.