Snake Crossing

After encountering a gopher snake on a walk through the local meadows, I was inspired to paint something simple, fresh, and sketchy featuring just the snake. I wanted a dream-like quality.  To get the right size "paper," I had to buy wood paneling from Lowe's, then gesso it and paint it with watercolor medium to give it absorbency. While in this process, I found some plastic circuitry that my kids had removed from an old keyboard, and I knew they belonged in the painting. So they got glued in and painted over. See if you can spot them!

Snake Crossing. 2' by 4', watercolor and collage on wood paneling. $500 (with aluminum frame).