Calliope

 This is a painting I finished a few years ago. It was done with oil paint and galkyd medium, which is good for doing paintings with lots of layers, because it dries quickly and is mostly transparent. If the galkyd layer is extra thick it sometimes dries with interesting textures, called alligatoring, like on the left side of the painting.

Calliope, oil on canvas, 11x14 inches.

Calliope, detail.

Calliope, detail of galkyd layers and alligatoring.