I press leaves in old phone books to dry them. Then I treat them with matt medium so that they are flexible and won't shatter as I paint them. Then Gesso is put down - wherever I am going to paint so that the acrylics will adhere to the leaves. Then they are sealed once again before they are mounted in a shadow box frame.
I seem to sell these unique little paintings almost as fast as I paint them.
 | "Shy Cat" - SOLD $175.00 A cougar painted on a grapevine leaf. Leaf: ~ 6x6" Framed in shadow box: 12x16" Contact Beth if you wish to purchase this piece. |
 | "The Chimp" - $150.00 + shipping Chimpanzee eyes looking back at you from an oak leaf. Leaf: ~ 2.5 x 6.5" Framed: 7.5 x 11" Contact Beth if you wish to purchase this piece. |
 | "Rooster's Perch" - $150.00 + shipping This fun painting is done in acrylic on a flower leaf - not sure what kind of flower, but one that came from the artist's garden at the end of the season. Leaf: ~ 8x2" Framed to: 7x13" Contact Beth if you wish to purchase this piece. |
 | "Ocelot Eyes" - SOLD This was the first of many "eyes" that artist Beth Campbell painted on oak leaves. |
 | "Cougar Eyes" - Sold One of my favorites - a cougar on an oak leaf. So glad that it has a good home. |
 | "TIGER EYES" - Sold Tiger eyes painted on a grapevine leaf. |
 | "The Wolf" - SOLD |
 | "Cougar Kitten" - SOLD |
 | "Lion Eyes" - SOLD |
 | "Tiger Eyes" - SOLD |
 | "Snow Leopard Eyes" - SOLD |
 | "Take-off" - Sold Loon painted on a grapevine leaf |
 | "Old & Wise" Owl Painted on a grapevine leaf is mounted in a rustic custom made frame. Sold |
 | RACOON EYES - Sold Racoon eyes painted on an oak leaf and mounted in a custom made shadow box frame. |
 | CHEE CHEE - Sold We saw lots of gophers growing up on a prairie farm - and in fact had one as a pet for one summer. It mysteriously disappeared the first day we returned to school in the fall. I kind of suspect that our father had something to do with that ...... "Chee Chee" - never forgotten - depicted here on an oak leaf in acrylics. |
 | THE SNOWY ONE - Sold Owls are fascinating. They look large and gentle, but as my mother once found out when she was getting too close to the tree with a nest, they can be aggressive when they need to be. And - ask any mouse ..... yup - they are aggressive. This owl painted on an grapevine leaf is SOLD. |
 | "The Dam Pelican" - SOLD
This little painting shows a pelican in flight using acrylic on an oak leaf. The reference photo used was one taken near Gardner Dam by artist Beth Campbell. |
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