Trompe l'Oeil

Trompe l'Oeil fine art appeals to both my mathematical and artistic sides, combining the technical aspects of making a two-dimensional rendering of an object look like the real thing and creating something pleasing to the eye at the same time. It is truly a way to have fun with a paintbrush!

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Changing Season

10" x 8" (Matted)
Watercolor and Colored Pencil on Hot Press Paper

Radiant in Red

10" x 8" (Matted)
Watercolor and Colored Pencil on Hot Press Paper

Private Collection

Russet and Gold

10" x 8" (Matted)
Watercolor and Colored Pencil on Hot Press Paper
Fun Size®

5" x 7"
Acrylic on Gessobord™

Private Collection

Trinkets

12" x 9"
Acrylic on Gessobord™

By the Sea

9" x 12"
Acrylic on Gessobord™

Granny Square

12" x 9"
Acrylic on Gessobord™

Private Collection

Pink Lady Slippers

12" x 16"
Acrylic on Gessobord™
Mother's Little Helper

8" x 10"
Acrylic on Gessobord™

Private Collection
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What is Trompe l'Oeil Fine Art?

[trahmp loeh, French, fool the eye] A painting in which life-size subjects are rendered in great detail, oriented flat against the plane of the painting, with deep shadows under the edges of the objects to create the illusion of three-dimensions on a two-dimensional surface and fool viewers into thinking they are looking at the actual objects.