A Metallic Experience affordable art so there is no chance

so there is no chance of damage

I carefully cut the butterflies in thick artist grade watercolour paper and individually paint each butterfly in rich hues of liquid watercolour paint

photograph from from Richard Heeps series

A deep teal blue background and butterfly with shades of blue and white with tiny flecks of orange and gold

A Metallic Experience affordable art so there is no chance2024, 50. 8 x 61 x 2 cm, Building sand, Cement, Industrial gloss, Emulsion paint, Acrylic, Pouring medium, High gloss varnish, Resin on Canvas The surface material in this artwork is mortar. A material that I work with occasionally when helping my dad on the building site. As an artist, however, I have tested the physical property of this material by putting it through many experimental processes, which can now provide a new sense of appreciation. I