Natural handpainted oyster shell on canvas part II

 99,00

Make your interior design stand out with the stunning beauty of real sea shells! The addition of my handmade art will add a touch of luxury to your interior and remain a timeless decoration. 

This piece is a natural oyster shell, showing the beauty of nature, hand-painted in a modern style and decorated with faux gold flakes. Installed on hand-painted canvas with a thick texture creating an interesting surface on which the light plays beautifully. 

This unique shell can be an eye-catching decoration at the reception desk of a hotel, restaurant or cafe. It will be perfect as a wedding, anniversary or birthday gift, as a vessel for wedding rings and jewelry, or simply as an independent, one-of-a-kind artwork.

This canvas has a twin sister, search it under title: Natural handpainted oyster shell on canvas part I

Materials used: oyster shell, cotton canvas, acrylic paints, gold leaf, metallic wax pastes, mounting glue, final varnish. 

If you want to dust off this artwork; clean it gently with a dry cotton or microfiber cloth. Do not use any cleaning agents.

 

More about my process of painting these shells is as follows:

  1. They were collected on the beaches of Zeeland in the Netherlands. The exception are St Jacob scallops, which I usually buy in a fish shop.
  2. Later they were cleaned and ozonated to remove any unwanted odor.
  3. Then they were covered with a layer of gesso primer.
  4. Once the primer had dried, they were ready to be painted using high quality acrylic paints, often requiring 2-4 coats.
  5. The acrylic layers were covered with metallic wax paste.
  6. Finally, they were varnished to protect the colors for many decades.
Weight 0,500 kg
Dimensions 30 × 7 × 30 cm

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