The clients loves this William and Mary painting and wanted a carved example to use as a vanity cabinet door. I had to reconfigure it for sizing as well as move the owl to the center per their request. It’s done in 1 1/4” basswood glued up from 4 alternating boards. Knowing it would warp ( which it did ) once carving started I cut saw kerfs in the back at the same depth as the carving .it’s done in 3/8ths inch.
Sealed the carving before painting with acrylics. Matte black was requested for the “frame” . Finished out at 24” X 28”. Different than my usual but fun!
first pic is of the original painting.
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