Experimentation

Most of my sideline chores are done. My break-time visit with the gold master Gustav Klimt tells me it's time to give Koi a winter break and switch to the landscape with horses and Gold sprinkles.

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DETAILS

There was no good place to sign it so I used a pencil with a red dot...kinda works.

One of the issues I can see using gold leaf is it will be viewed as a decorative gimmick - aside from that, it's very tricky stuff because it also pops in diminished light as a singular design element not necessarily related to the whole. Something that has to be taken seriously or at least accounted for - so far I just add more or remove anything out of balance.......the rule, more discreet the better. A very good example of this "chameleon" effect is shown below. 

Although if it were defined objects (perhaps why it worked well for Klimt) it may be a different story. Klimt's approach, influenced by the Egyptian mania of his time is far too structured for my vision or what I want from this series.

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Studio lights - looks promising

However natural light - not so promising

COMPLETED CANVAS

 Studio lights - heavily defused edges

Natural light - heavily defused edges

DETAIL

Detail - promising

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Studio lights

COMPLETED CANVAS

Natural light

DETAILS

Detail - promising, and I like the pencil signature with the red dot