ArtStrokes -- Tracy Wall's Art Blog

Every now and again, I'll ramble about my art, the creative process,

art business, and anything else interesting or

newsworthy going on in my world.

"Warmth of Gold" and a restart

Warmth of Gold5" x 5"oil on gold leaf, cradled panel©Tracy Wall   Painting on gold leaf is challenging for me!  I work with the values (lights and darks) of my paintings, and the gold can be very deceptive.  It can read as a "light" value, but then change the angle from which you see it, and all of the sudden it turns dark.   (...and super hard to photograph)   I've taken a self-imposed hiatus from painting/creating/social media, to get reconnected.  (Hah!  ...disconnecting to reconnect...)    Reconnect with myself, my needs, my wants, my bucket list, and what to explore [...]