More than paint and canvas

Diane Powers of Framesake Art employs a unique painting process called "technique mixte" taught by Patrick Betaudier of Atelier Neo Medici.

Paintings start with an accurate graphite rendering. Earthtone tempera is added to create a dimensional underlayment upon which colored oils are added.

Each painting is actually a series of illustration, underlayment and multiple layers of colors.

This painstaking method of painting yields a finished piece that has uncanny depth, dimension and luminosity that has to be seen to be believed. The technique is centuries old and has thought to have been used by the renaissance master Jan Van Eyck.