{"id":2284,"date":"2021-10-03T01:50:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T01:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jenniferlangart.com\/?p=2284"},"modified":"2021-11-17T04:29:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T04:29:57","slug":"tree-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jenniferlangart.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/03\/tree-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Tree of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Tree of Life
Acrylic and copper metal leaf on board
23\u00be” x 32″
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I really like using metal leaf in my paintings.\u00a0 Metal leaf is a very thin sheet of foil and comes in gold, silver or copper colors.\u00a0 I first apply an adhesive and after it has dried I take a sheet and lay it on, gently rubbing with a soft brush as I go.\u00a0 It’s important to have no breezes while working with these feather light sheets, the stuff goes everywhere. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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In bright light the metal almost disappears into the painting, but in dim light it transforms it into something new.\u00a0 Metal leaf has a high luster, catching and reflecting any light available.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Tree of LifeAcrylic and copper metal leaf on board23\u00be” x 32″ I really like using metal leaf in my paintings.\u00a0 Metal leaf is a very thin sheet of foil and comes in gold, silver or copper colors.\u00a0 I first apply an adhesive and after it has dried I take a sheet and lay it on, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2288,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"zakra_page_container_layout":"customizer","zakra_page_sidebar_layout":"customizer","zakra_remove_content_margin":false,"zakra_sidebar":"customizer","zakra_transparent_header":"customizer","zakra_logo":0,"zakra_main_header_style":"default","zakra_menu_item_color":"","zakra_menu_item_hover_color":"","zakra_menu_item_active_color":"","zakra_menu_active_style":"","zakra_page_header":true,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[39,49,118,52,119,43,120,121,117],"class_list":["post-2284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-off-the-easel","tag-acrylic","tag-acrylic-paint","tag-copper-leaf","tag-metal-leaf","tag-representational-art","tag-space","tag-spiritual-art","tag-stars","tag-tree-of-life"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5208,"url":"https:\/\/jenniferlangart.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/stars-and-stripes\/","url_meta":{"origin":2284,"position":0},"title":"Stars and Stripes","author":"jenniferlang","date":"01\/06\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Stars and StripesCigar wood paper, acrylic paint and silver metal leaf inside a cigar boxThis piece was commissioned for someone that breeds Bettas and he was trying to get them bred in time for the fourth of July. 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