No Saint

12 x 12 inch frame with gold leaf. Image is transferred on. I titled the work No Saint.

Gold Leaf

I have started having success with gold leaf at last after a long time of experimenting. The image looks different as the light hits it on various angles. It references daguerreotype images and negatives. The gold coming through the image is really beautiful. I am happy with the edges of the image and of the gold leaf. I painted black underneath the gold.

There is a doubling. Gold as a precious metal is desirable and can be made into objects of desire. Mick is desirable and images of him are objects of my desire. By creating a "golden Mick" I have created a double object of desire.

Printing Papers

This is difficult to tell but this is printed on metallic paper. It is super glossy and gives the print a depth to it. Also it gives the impression that the image is underneath a think layer of glass.

Some more experiments with transferring images. I used Acrylic Gel. It was easier to stick down as it is not a sticky as binder so I could move it. I used a roller to make sure it was evenly glued. But when I came to rubbing the back from the image it was more difficult as more of the image came away so I couldn't get all of the paper off. So you can see that the image has a white layer on.

This was using water colour paper. I like the texture it has created and the image seemed to transfer more easily.

I am experimenting with transferring images onto a painted golden background. I am interested in exploring the Icon. A precious image. The use of gold is intended to give a sense of value to the work. To make it a special and expensive object. I have more practice and experimenting to do with this process.

From Little Red Rooster

This image was donated screen shot from one of my friends. I cropped it into a portrait shape.