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Egg Tempera Agate Rings and Petrified Wood Wash
egg tempera · petrified wood · cross hatching · agate
A meticulously detailed egg tempera painting on gessoed wood panel depicting petrified wood logs scattered across banded silt dunes. Delicate fine-hair brush cross-hatching builds translucent glazes of carnelian red, jasper green, honey yellow, and smoky quartz within the crystallized rings of fossilized tree trunks. The surrounding soft clay badlands roll away in gentle gradient washes of lavender and peach, illuminated by the clear, crystalline light characteristic of traditional tempera. The 3:2 ratio balances the intricate mineral cross-sections in the foreground against the vast, serene rhythm of undulating desert slopes beyond, conveying timeless silence and geological permanence.