Gold leaf on canvas

Showing how simple it is to create your own piece of art painting with acrylics and gold leaf.

Candace Carroll on Instagram: "I received a request to make a larger version of my hand torn paper crosses. I decided to change it up a bit and went with more texture and no paper for this version. I LOVE the way the gold bounces around on the canvas. This isn’t finished quite yet, it still lacks paint but what do you think? #goldleaf #goldleafart #christianart #christianartist"

Even though my silver leaf desk still haunts me in my dreams almost a month later, I decided to try gold leafing one more time. I'm not easily deterred, and was determined to conquer this elusive little leaf creature. This time, I thought it would be best to choose something smaller than a desk, and opted for art. Good news. Turns out gold leafing isn't all that hard. As long as you gold leaf something the size of a pepperoni. I really love the gold foil prints I've been seeing everywhere…

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Colour Alchemist 🎨 on Instagram: "Help me name this painting 🙏❤️ 18x36” acrylic and gold leaf on canvas ❤️ I’ll be adding this painting to my website today - send me a message if she speaks to you ❤️🎨❤️ #painting #elephantpainting #art"

Hey ya'll! I'm taking a break from renovation updates for a week or two. I have so much to tell you. I can barely stand the wait, but I think it's best to let everything get finished and then share everything. In the meantime.... To get my mind off the fact that I'm living out of a Jansport and finding dust in places dust should NEVER be, I made some art. I came home from this awful routine early yesterday, put on my Jesse sweatpants, put the roommates elsewhere (because as we learned last…

So easy, your kid can do it! Actually, let's be honest: your kid is probably going to be better at it than you.