Acanthus on Lime Citrus silver leaf cut and painted cotton paper

cut and painted cotton paper on canvas11" x 14" x 1/8"AAB IE013

10" x 10" x 1

The cinnabar background and the gold leaf make the garland seem like a necklace

*These peppermint bons bons are a reference to the canned merengue candies my grandmother used to send me while I was at summer camp

Acanthus on Lime Citrus silver leaf cut and painted cotton paper"The first acanthus leaf pieces Ive ever done. Ive noticed the plants on my walks for years but only recently used a plant identifier to figure out the name, and I couldnt believe it! The acanthus is such a steadfastly good ornament in art and interiors but I never thought about the actual plant, which, as it turns out, is indigenous here in California. The universe was telling me Im destined to make art with the acanthus, so I did not argue. I took a