Last Wednesday, I shared the first of three commissions I created for a gallery manager to commemorate her recent travels to Africa. This week, I'm sharing the second commission. This painting is a gift for two of her traveling companions!
©2015 Mary C. Nasser, Dream Journey, mixed-media/acrylic on canvas, 9 x 12 inches
This painting layers collage, vintage maps, graphite, acrylic paint, and a porcupine quill and coin from Africa on a 9" x 12" stretched canvas. I framed this in a handmade black wooden frame, too.
It was a fun challenge incorporating and integrating the porcupine quills and coins she brought back for me from Africa! These elements are in all three commissions. It was also a fun challenge to make something unique for this patron and what she desired in the work while maintaining my own style including my limited color palette (for example, painting the zebra pattern in turquoise and teal!).
I layered my cartography elements rubber stamps, portions of my Map stencil, Around the World Latitude stencil and Map Symbols stencil along with the north symbol from Mary Beth Shaw's Private Collection 15.1 stencil in this piece, too.
Below are details of the work:
It was a fun challenge incorporating and integrating the porcupine quills and coins she brought back for me from Africa! These elements are in all three commissions. It was also a fun challenge to make something unique for this patron and what she desired in the work while maintaining my own style including my limited color palette (for example, painting the zebra pattern in turquoise and teal!).
I layered my cartography elements rubber stamps, portions of my Map stencil, Around the World Latitude stencil and Map Symbols stencil along with the north symbol from Mary Beth Shaw's Private Collection 15.1 stencil in this piece, too.
Below are details of the work:
©2015 Mary C. Nasser, Dream Journey (detail), mixed-media/acrylic on canvas, 9 x 12 inches
©2015 Mary C. Nasser, Dream Journey (detail), mixed-media/acrylic on canvas, 9 x 12 inches
It's an honor and delight to work one-on-one with patrons to create special paintings.
If you'd like to commission a mixed-media map painting or series of paintings, please feel free to contact me.
I'd love to work with you!
Stay tuned...next Wednesday I'll be sharing the third commission in this series!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Have a wonderful week,
If you'd like to commission a mixed-media map painting or series of paintings, please feel free to contact me.
I'd love to work with you!
Stay tuned...next Wednesday I'll be sharing the third commission in this series!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Have a wonderful week,
