Art of Deception

This piece is done from a photograph that I took of the underneath of the Deception Pass bridge in Oak Harbor Washington State. Famous for its structural beauty in an outstanding and beautiful environment it is also a magnet for those that use its 180 ft. height to unfortunately end their lives. While the name of the bridge comes from it's tricky location making those navigating it by water long ago somewhat of a task, I named this piece after the bridge itself and its dark secrets. This piece is done on a 24 by 36 inch canvas that was then taped off to around the edges to create a matted white border. The design itself was done in pen to create the straight lines then filled in with a carbon black acrylic, after many hours of working on the structure the airbrushing of the surrounding area was done to give an old black and white photo quality to the piece. The airbrush was used again with white to give the washed out with sunlight look to the center of this piece and also to the iron beams to the upper left and right to also give them the washed out with sunlight look. Finally the piece was framed in a simple black frame. I really enjoyed doing this painting and I hope you enjoy it to.