Texas Twilight (canvas wrap) Size:24" x 30" The rusted earth was completed

The rusted earth was completed using acid oxidized iron paint to make it rust over a black background that shows through at the edges

A raised silver bead where the last light of the day kisses the water line adds the same embellishment as the original

I painted the original Florida Full Moon to illustrate the strong relationship the sea has with the moon

The clouds and the water feature under the mountains were rendered using acid oxidized copper paint to make it patina

It was one  of the first two Colorado maps that I painted with the intention of having it professionally photographed for reproductions

Texas Twilight (canvas wrap) Size:24" x 30" The rusted earth was completedThe original version of Texas Twilight was painted on a road map of Texas using translucent acrylic paints to allow the map to show through. I painted both this one and the "Texas Windmill, Moon, Shooting Star" at the same time using the same palette of colors. Sometimes I wreck a map by tearing it or it just doesn't turn out the way I wanted it to look, but both of these turned out well. Gold colored raised metal is used on the horizon line just like