我在硬币上创作微型油画

I Create Tiny Oil Paintings On Pennies

我在硬币上创作微型油画

I started painting miniatures a few years ago as a daily exercise, primarily with the goal to paint more often and hone my skills for finer detail in smaller compositions. By the time I completed my first mini landscape, I was already fascinated by the amount of detail I was able to achieve on such a small surface and immediately wanted to paint another. Despite my original worries of this exercise becoming tedious at best, it quickly turned into my favorite part of the day.

几年前，我开始把画微缩画作为日常练习，主要目的是更经常地画，磨练自己的技巧，以便在更小的作品中表现出更细致的细节。当我完成我的第一个迷你景观时，我已经被我在这么小的一个表面上所能完成的大量细节所吸引，并立即想要画另一个。尽管我一开始担心这个练习会变得很乏味，但很快它就变成了我一天中最喜欢的部分。

The average painting can take up to ten hours to complete, but the process is stretched between multiple days to allow drying time between each layer. If I have multiple pieces I'm working on at once, it can take weeks to complete one piece. Everything I achieve is done traditionally using oils, along with simple mediums to help with the flow of the paints, and of course, tiny brushes.

一般来说，完成一幅画需要10个小时，但这一过程需要几天的时间才能完成，这样每一层之间就有了干燥的时间。如果我同时做几件作品，可能需要几周才能完成一件。我所做的一切都是用传统的油和简单的介质来帮助颜料的流动，当然，还有小刷子。

I chose coins simply because I prefer to paint on metal, and preferably copper, so the penny was the perfect fit for the job. And yes, I do prefer pennies minted before 1981 because of their higher copper content!

我选择硬币只是因为我更喜欢在金属上画画，最好是铜，所以硬币是最适合这项工作的。是的，我更喜欢1981年以前铸造的便士，因为它们的铜含量更高!

I enjoy painting commissions and personal pieces with various subjects including landscapes, portraits, wildlife, and fantasy work because I am an avid book lover.

我喜欢各种题材的绘画，包括风景、肖像、野生动物和奇幻作品，因为我是一个狂热的书迷。

You can see more of my paintings and some behind the scenes pictures and videos on my Instagram or my website.

你可以在我的Instagram或我的网站上看到更多我的画作和一些幕后照片和视频。