At the opening of the Franklin County Art Alliance Annual Exhibition in Fayetteville, PA on June 12, the first example of a landscape painting based on using Z-Ment Adhesive Mortar will be shown. First, an abstract and rough "priming" of the canvas was done with this interesting material that the artist discovered in 1979 could be used doing highly-textured paintings. Then the sky was done with the same material, mixing in acrylic paints and blending while the medium was still wet.
The rest of the painting was done with brushes and acrylics. The result is that the canvas reflects light in a more complex way than flat surfaces. While there is less detail than if the painting were done with traditional methods, from a few feet away the eye integrates things to make the painting seem more detailed than it is. And in doing so, the brain is fooled into thinking that it is looking at a real scene that has a lot of depth!
The artist discovered how mortar adhesive could be used for make wall murals seem to have more depth while working on backgrounds for the Waynesboro Model RR Club. Here is an example of a very small wall section from the club.
This effect needed a name, so for the time being, it is
being called, the "Leighton Reflection Effect". You can be one of the
first people to experience it if you visit the show which will run
through June 18.
So without further delay, here is the work you can see at the show- "The View".
"The View"
24" x 36"
Adhesive Mortar and Acrylics on Canvas
