Jupiter Series II P08748-P00076 Balancing color

Balancing color

Available in a variety of rich colors and shades

impasto oil paint

with the oil paint applied with palette knives and brushes in multiple layers adding texture and dimension to the surface of the canvas

while the accent element is cast and oxidized sterling silver

Jupiter Series II P08748-P00076 Balancing colorTo create this lively sculpture, artist Catherine L. Bohrman utilized a process called "lost wax". After sculpting the figures and background in clay, she then created a wax replica from the clay mold. Then, at a bronze foundry, the wax form was repeatedly dipped in a ceramic slurry in order to form a shell around it. Once this shell was dry and heated, it was able to withstand the heat of liquid bronze being poured into it. The ceramic shell was then