Carolyn Cordell - Metal painting

A gel medium is applied to wood layered by metallic paint & washes of acrylic for a metal effect.

 Technically, these works are “low relief acrylic paintings” which the artist calls “metal paintings” because they resemble sheet metal that has been embossed from behind (tooling) or soldered on the top surface. She begins by applying a raised medium to the paper, canvas or wood surface, then applies metallic paints, washes of acrylic paints and a final highlight in silver, gold, or copper, in order to give the painting an aged metal effect.