candy apple maple

[Larry Pickering]

Maple, painted candy apple red with automotive base coat paint. Butterfly done with markers, clear coated with lacquer, which gave it a high gloss that made it impossible to photograph. 9 inches high by 4 inches at it's widest.

[Eric Gourieux]

Larry, the butterfly was done with markers? Wow, you are quite the artist. I like the form. And the gloss finish is really nice.

[Quinn McCarthy]

I really like that one Larry. Great finish.


Quinn

[Steve Schlumpf]

Nice artwork, great colors and I really like the high gloss finish!

[Jim Burr]

No falling for that old trick...those butterflies were cast into the vessel and turned!!;):D That is some sharp work all around Larry.

[Scott Lux]

The shape is great, the butterflies are amazing, and the finish is flawless.

[Baxter Smith]

Thats an attention grabber! Very flashy work Larry!

[David E Keller]

Nicely done, Larry! Lots of eye candy with the artwork, color, and finish… And, it's all on a really nice form!

[John Keeton]

Excellent artwork!! I would put a net over that vase for fear the butterflies would fly away!

[Marc Himes]

Great form, finish, and butterflies. I love the color and the high gloss finish. That shade of red is hard to find in Dyes but your paint sure hits it right on.

[Bob Bergstrom]

That would look great on my motorcycle tank (if I still had one) Great art work and love those candy colors. All we're missing is a little metal fleck. Thanks for sharing a wonderful piece.

[Eric Holmquist]

Wow, amazing color and butterfly. A bit extreme, even for me, but I love it.

I've never played with candy colors but get the impression that they are transparent. What base color would you use under candy colors?

[Bernie Weishapl]

Vase and artwork look great. Nice colors.

[Larry Pickering]

Wow, amazing color and butterfly. A bit extreme, even for me, but I love it.

I've never played with candy colors but get the impression that they are transparent. What base color would you use under candy colors?

Candy colors are very transparent, a little bit of dye, mixed with a lot of clear, this piece has a gold metallic base, you can use any color you want for a base, a silver would have given me a lighter shade of red, a red metallic would give a darker shade of red, I have seen street rods done with a black base,

For those who think paint on wood is sacrilegious, it can be, but this wood screamed for paint, I thought the blank was curly maple, the curl turned out to be saw marks, and I ended up with a veryplain hollow form.

[jwjerry w kowalski]

Wow, what a finish! Looks too difficult for me to try, but I sure enjoy looking at it, you did something quite innovative.

[Eric Holmquist]

How would a candy color over iridescent gold differ from a transparent acrylic acrylic over the same base?

I often airbrush light iridescent pearl images then airbrush a transparent acrylic wash over it to create ghost images in the background.

[Larry Pickering]

How would a candy color over iridescent gold differ from a transparent acrylic acrylic over the same base?

I often airbrush light iridescent pearl images then airbrush a transparent acrylic wash over it to create ghost images in the background.

The same effect, pearls are basically mini metal flakes, using mylar instead of aluminum