"Gilded" by Christy Linton, Mixed Media on Canvas

DETAILS: 46" X 70" Mixed Media on Canvas Original Artwork Description: Acrylic and gold leaf. Frayed edges give an old world feel. Gilded is a horse painting with many layers of wash over drips as the artist turned the canvas on each side. Freehand sketching of the horse in pastel over the background of dripped paint. All while incorporating the organic geometric shapes formed from the crossing of drips. Each gold leaf placed within these shapes gives this piece a mosaic feel and whispers of Gustav Klimt Inspired by the ancient artists of Persia, Greece, and China and their horse depictions ABOUT THE ARTIST: Christy Linton Christy Linton is an American painter whose formal education is a degree in Bachelor of Fine Arts, but life's education of a diverse upbringing, exposure to painting through the women in her life, and fortunate to have traveled and experienced many different cultures, have all truly broadened her creative mind. Living along the Pacific Coast for over 20 years