This work is inspired by a 19th century photograph by Julia Margaret Cameron taken in 1867 titled, Lago. The painting is 48" x 60" in size and painted in oil and gold enamel on canvas. This is a continuation of the Dreamscape series idea.  Although, I am not incorporating any resin paint in this work as in the previous Dreamscape piece I titled, Teepee Dreamscape in previous posts.  As in the previous Dreamscape compositions I am incorporating black and white images from the past. I like to use early photographs as my inspiration as I have always been drawn to them.  The black and white image is painted in oil instead of the resin pigment paint in this work. The idea of incorporating black and white imagery in juxtaposition to colorful decorative background is the same and creates an interesting contrast between the two which accentuates both. I have not titled this painting yet although I will most likely title it, Lago after the Cameron photograph.

Teepee Dreamscape finished painting

TeeThis is the first finished work of the dreamscape series titled, Teepee Dreamscape. Sorry that I've jumped from the beginning of this painting to the completed painting without the updates and progress but I felt it was important to show the end result even though I haven't shown the steps along the way. I did provide some updates on my Facebook page if you are interested in seeing those you can visit my Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/gslindner and scroll through the posts.

Teepee Dreamscape 72" x 120" total measurement on 12 canvases in oil on gold leaf and pigment in resin

This is the first in the series composed of twelve canvases 24” x 30” in size. The work is three canvases high by four canvases wide for a total overall size of six feet by ten feet. The painting is a Southwest landscape with teepees inspired from a 19th century photograph by Edward S. Curtis. I have used gold leafing for the sky and am painting large stylized sunflowers onto the leafing with oil paint. The foreground landscape and teepees will be in the epoxy resin medium in a monotone like the black and white photograph creating a strong contrast to the brightness of the gold leaf and the colorful treatment of the sunflowers. The juxtaposition between the different medium and techniques results in the different areas highlighting each other likened to placing complimentary colors next to each other to make them stronger and really pop off the canvas.