My friend Greg Montoya sent me a photo of a pinecone just as I had made up my mind to make that the subject of my next painting. So I combined my real life subject with his composition and this is the result. I tried a new technique in the background: dozens of glazes of matte medium to get the frosty effect. I was quite happy with it and will continue to use this method to get a soft focus.
- Subject Matter: Botanical
- Created: November 10, 2015