Springticity Jewelry including fifth place in Dakota

including fifth place in Dakota Pastels year-long international competition

and Pastel Journal's 27th Annual Top 100 competition

Soft pastel on UART sanded paper

The clear coated steel has been brushed in places and machine finished in others

Prickly pear cactus with purple fruit

Springticity Jewelry including fifth place in DakotaThe artist states, "Springticity: I made up the word." This is an acrylic painting with lots of texture and highlights created using interference paints. Interference paints contain mica flakes coated with titanium dioxide which reflect and refract light. When the painting is viewed from different angles, it creates a color shift.