The "Vari Colori" series consists of paintings of "various colors" applied to clear acrylic panels, canvas panels or gesso board. "Vari Colori" is Italian for "Varied Colors". The Vari Colori Retro series (reverse side), takes the "Vari Colori" painting that has been painted on a clear acrylic panel and is presented from the reverse side, as in reverse glass paintings. These images show more of the metallic powders as they settled out, resulting in shimmering layers. Color, light and luminosity are the main themes of most of my current work and series.
Working primarily with acrylic paints and mediums, colors and metallic powders are used in a variety of innovative techniques, many of which have been developed over years, allowing various pigments and metal particles to separate, flow and combine. Depth is created by adding as many as ten or more translucent layers after each previous layer was allowed to dry. Metallic paint and metal leaf accents are also used where light and luminosity play with transparency, depth and reflection.
The Original Painting, "Steps to Transformation", consists of Fluid, Iridescent and Interference Acrylic Paint, Metallic Pigments, Powders and Leaf painted on Clear Acrylic-Plexiglas Panel.
Available here as a Giclee Fine Art Print on Aluminum Metal, the artwork is brought to life with the stylish lines and added depth of a metal print. The image is printed directly onto a sheet of 1/16" thick aluminum. The aluminum sheet is offset from the wall by a 3/4" thick wooden frame thats attached to the back. The wooden frame includes a hanging wire for easy mounting on your wall and arrive "ready to hang" with mounting hooks and nails.
Metal prints are extremely durable, yet lightweight. They won't bend, and they're water resistant. The high gloss of the aluminum metal complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results.