A Palimpsest

$470.00

12 x 12 inches
oil and wax and papers
(framed in black plein-air frame)

A palimpsest is an object or papers having diverse layers visible beneath the surface. My work process is a type of palimpsest. You can see images and text beneath the surface layer.

“We see through a glass dimly, but then face to face.” This is comforting in world of hidden truth and glory.

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  • n.
    A manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment, that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing incompletely scraped off or erased and often legible.
  • n.
    An object or area that has extensive evidence of or layers showing activity or use.
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