He calls himself an amateur photographer, although I think his work is fantastic.
You can view his work on Flicker. I have given you a direct link to his page. You will find the photo I used under the heading macro insects.
The platter is 14" square with a coating of varnish that I have to remove before I can begin.
I sanded the tray to remove the shiny coating.
I drew out my image, and then painted using acrylics.
I acknowledged my uncle an the bottom left and I signed it at the right.
I sealed the piece with 2 coats of varathane.
Take a look.
In the end, I was not at all happy with the white border around the painting. It was crisp, but for some reason when I applied the sealer it started to deteriorate.
Once the sealer had been applied, there was no going back. if I had tried to fix it I could have destroyed the entire painting.
My solution was to just live with it.
I hope you liked the photos.
Bye for now.
