Desert Petroglyph, Southern Utah

I have been interested in rock formations since a family member introduced me to some spectacular landscape formations in my early childhood. So when I visited Utah, as you can imagine there was plenty to become excited about in relation to landscape rock formations! I was on the hunt for an ancient petroglyph and found this one which I captured on my phone. It became a perfect subject for an oil painting study back in my studio in Melbourne. Then it was a waiting game to ensure that the paper was not only bone dry, however the reverse was totally free of oil seepage, in order to then mount this work onto stretched canvas and painstakingly finish with my signature style border frame. This border model is the most recent version and involves a two part process to frame, completely avoiding contact with the oil paint altogether. The surface of the painting has a flat appearance, which I am happy with for this application, as it is an accurate reflection of the dry desert conditions.