American Pharaoh

Size: 111 x 86 x 6 cm (framed)
This is my latest work of art. I have used new painting and sculpting techniques. I use the old masters techniques, painting first the dark shadows and then the colours on top, as the Renaissance painters did.
A great deal of work has gone into my new creation. It took me one month to create and another month to create the frame.
The frame was created and sculpted out of earth clay, a mould was made with latex and fibreglass. After a lot of preparation I cased it with resign. After sanding down the resign I filled in the inside with foam to keep it light. (otherwise it would be to heavy) Then I hand painted the outside layer of resign with metallic gold spray paint.

This is the first custom made frame that I have made and its more of a sculpture piece than a frame.
Its a super cool two in one: sculpture and painting made for serious collectors.
Inspired by mythology and ancient civilisations. This is my surreal interpretation.

If you are in Athens you can collect the painting from my studio instead of paying for the postage. DM me for more info