After years of painting on canvas, Glenda discovered the remarkable experience of painting on copper. The warm rosy color and sheen of copper blends with her beautiful style of painting both portraits and landscapes. As she researched the qualities of copper, Glenda discovered that copper, unlike canvas or wood, is a very durable support that cannot be affected by humidity or temperature. In fact, copper was used by master artists hundreds of years ago. Many of these paintings now hang in museums and are as magnificent as ever without any needed restoration.

Glenda sands, grinds, cleans and cuts heavy gauge copper sheets for each of her paintings. Using the methods invented by the Dutch and Flemish masters, she carefully prepares the surface to receive and hold oil paints. The process is challenging, but the results are remarkable. The colors in her paintings lay close to the smooth surface with tiny sparkles of copper peeking out. The luminosity and glow of her portraits and landscapes are enhanced by exposed copper edges.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF EUROPEAN OIL PAINTINGS ON COPPER   1560 - 1775

• Edgar Peters Bowron - EUROPEAN ART CURATOR
• “…thinly applied oil paint generally adheres well to properly prepared copper plate; 
• corrosion of the copper plate itself usually does little harm 
• to the paint layer because the paint film isolates the copper from the air;”
• “…they often appear as brilliant and fresh as the day they were created.”

Glenda’s work may be seen at her studio in Arlington Tennessee by appointment 901 606-1692

Portrait’s Inc. in Birmingham Alabama 800 476-1223

Beverly McNeal Gallery Birmingham Alabama 205 328-1761

Gallery 202 in Franklin Tennessee 256 997-6679