GOING TO THE ARK BY DOTTIE MARTZ

Original acrylic  on  metal tray 24 x15                  website:  dottiemartz.com

This is my version of the ark.  The surface has been protected by many coats of varnish.  It is   actually usable.  The varnish that I use is a verathane that is for floors and it works miracles.

I love painting on trays and have sold over 50 of them at shows, etc. I have several that I use
hers in my home:  one is a chicken theme and the other is magnolias.  I still have several un-painted trays waiting to go to  someones home.  Please contact me is you are interested.
I paint on anything that is paintable and even though I now paint mostly still life and florals...I still take commissions.  Contactg me at dottiemartz.com

Noah's Ark Tray by Dottie Martz

Original art on 18x13 metal tray.     Painted for a competition that I was juried into for the Decorative Painters Society several years ago..  I painted this tray in acrylics.  It is my version of what happened that day. 

 I am now painting exclusively in oils.  Yes, you can paint a metal tray in oils...just takes a VERY long time to dry as there is no absorbency!   I must admit, though, I do think acrylics are best for metal trays.  I have painted animals, flowers, landscapes, etc. on metal trays ans sold them all.

When I say I am painting in oils these days...it is because I am painting still life.  I love painting flowers and such and I think it shows in my work.  I belong to FPDP -  the Fresh Paint Daily Painters,  CFAI -  Contemporary Fine Artists International,  OPA - Oil Painters of America and WPSE - Women Painters of the Southeast, where in fact, there is a show that I was juried in at Corse Gallery in Jacksonville, Fl the 23rd of this month (April).   I also was juried into a 21st Annual International Miniature Art Show, in Nags Head, NC.  I submitted three small paintings and one sold before the show started!

Please check my website for further paintings.  I also do commission work and gladly give quotes.
Website:  dottiemartz.com