Original artwork description:

The star of this skateboard show is a sculpture of Moses I found in Cimetière de Montmartre in Paris. Originally I took the picture because there was a beautiful grey cat sunning itself at the foot of the sculpture. The tomb turned out to be that of Daniel Iffla Osiris, who is a pretty interesting read on wikipedia!

This was first in a planned series of three skateboards inspired by classical sculpture.

I strip each skateboard down to the bare wood, preparing the surface for painting. When the painting is complete I protect it with five layers of varnish, which really brings out the wood grain.

This is acrylic on a 7ply Canadian maple skateboard. The truck holes in the board make for an easy hang!

Materials used:

Acrylic and varnish on skateboard

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