Ivy

This is my 12x18 acrylic painting, done in the style of art nouveau, while using silver leaf. It is comprised of three sketches of three of my classmates. I then went in and filled each person in with different patterns. I then filled in the black frame with a white, ivy like, pattern. I painted the pattern into the purple spaces connecting to the frame, attempting to give off the illusion that the ivy is growing into the painting. I had a lot of problems with the silver leaf. It didn't stick in some areas, so I went in and scratched away some of it in order to establish some kind of pattern. I wished that I had more time to work with the silver leaf. It didn't turn out the way I wanted to.