The media

A commitment to the earth and to the environment:

I am an environmentally-conscious person and artist. In my daily life, I make every effort to lower my impact on the resources of mother earth. I chose the natural leaves for the painting media as a way to honor each leaf in its uniqueness; however, it's also a way not to impact the environment: in some way, I recycle some leaves that have already given their share to earth by producing chlorophyll and helping in the process of the photosynthesis. 

The leaves:

Where does the leaves come from?

The process to prepare and preserve the leaves:

The challenge of painting on the leaves:

Depending on the type of leaf, the painting process takes more time as the texture of some leaves absorbs more of the acrylic.  The morphology, the surface, the shape, the margin, the venation, the hairiness, the tip and the base of each leaf dictate the challenge of applying the acrylic paint onto the leaf. The shape and the venation mainly contribute to the overall presentation of the portrait.

The acrylic technique adjusted to the leaves: