Kisses No. 3 - Original
Original painting
ORIGINAL ARTWORK
Mixed Media on Paper
Art Size: 8" x 10"
Framed Size 11" W x 14" H x 1" D
Gold metal leaf creates is layered atop kraft paper for a textured and metallic base layer of this original painting. A simple white “X” graphic representing a kiss fills the mat. Did you know that this comes from people who couldn't write would sign documents with an "X" and then kissing it as a sign of sincerity; essentially “sealing it with a kiss.”
Created on kraft paper, matted in cream and finished in a gold metal framed. Artist signature on bottom right. Comes ready to hang.
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This original has found its home
If you love this piece, Julia can create a commission in a similar palette and size.
From the studio
“I can fall madly in love with the sparkle from the edge of a gold glass vase, or obsess over the texture of a stone found along a walk. As a way to hold onto these bits of beauty, I started creating art.”
— Julia Contacessi
