VIETNAMESE LACQUER
Morris' skill in Vietnamese Lacquer paintings have been acquired from skilled artisans practicing in the arts of Vietnamese Lacquer paintings, during his visits to Cambodia & Thailand. Click on the paintings to enlarge the view, so you can see the details of the finely layed textures, consisting of layers of duck shell, abalone, & mother of pearl are applied over the sheets of gold leaf, which are painted upon.
Morris B. Squire Vietnamese Lacquer paintings are created using traditional techniques, painted on wooden canvases, as well as some featuring digital imagery, creating a pop art spin. All feature layers of gold leaf under the painting. Various textures, comprising of duck egg shell, abalone and mother of pearl, are sealed within multiple coats of lacquer, to preserve the paintings for a thousand years. Gold masks are symbols to individual emotions within, also used in Russian Icon paintings.
Gold masks are symbols to individual emotions. Dolphins sipping Coke.
Morris B. Squire Vietnamese Lacquer paintings are created using traditional techniques, painted on wooden canvases, as well as some featuring digital imagery, creating a pop art spin. All feature layers of gold leaf under the painting. Various textures, comprising of duck egg shell, abalone and mother of pearl, are sealed within multiple coats of lacquer, to preserve the paintings for a thousand years. Gold masks are symbols to individual emotions within, also used in Russian Icon paintings.
