Eastern Rosellas

Painting on Silk

In the process of painting on silk, an outline is drawn onto white silk using gold ‘gutta’. The silk is then stretched onto a frame and painted using brushes and silk dyes. After a time the painting is steamed to heat set the dyes and then mounted as a framed picture.

Painting size: 57.5cm x 40cm
Mat size: 85cm x 56.5cm