Original Paint Carvings
Light in the Dark
Proof that even in the dark, there is light, there is hope. Carved into 55 layers of all black acrylic paint on plywood.
Paint carvings are created by painting layers of acrylic paint onto a surface and then carving paint away to reveal a design. Layering paint for a single piece is a process that takes several weeks to layer and even more to carve. It is a labor of love and peace and renders designs with a beautiful and unique texture.
Size: approximately 24W x 24H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Availability: Available,
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I See Love
This piece was carved custom for the LOVE.Craft Athens, GA 2022 benefit. Carved into 55 layers of all red acrylic paint on an 18in diameter wooden circle.
Paint carvings are created by painting layers of acrylic paint onto a surface and then carving paint away to reveal a design. Layering paint for a single piece is a process that takes several weeks to layer and even more to carve. It is a labor of love and peace and renders designs with a beautiful and unique texture.
Size: approximately 18in Diameter
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Availability: SOLD
The Hope
Hope, ever a theme in my work, shines through this dark blue paint color. Carved into 55 layers of all blue acrylic paint on a 24in diameter wooden circle. While there was only one color blue used in this piece, different blue hues present depending on the viewer's light and position.
Paint carvings are created by painting layers of acrylic paint onto a surface and then carving paint away to reveal a design. Layering paint for a single piece is a process that takes several weeks to layer and even more to carve. It is a labor of love and peace and renders designs with a beautiful and unique texture.
Size: approximately 24W x 24H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Availability: Available,
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Asa Branca
Asa Branca, or white dove, is a symbol of hope in the dry lands of northeastern Brazil. I named this piece Asa Branca to express the hope that is ever present in life even when things seem most desolate and I hope it will shine with love and hope in its new home. Asa Branca is carved into 55 layers of acrylic paint on an 18in diameter wooden circle.
Size: approximately 18W x 18H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Availability: SOLD
Love Shack
Love Shack was inspired by one of my favorite Athens, GA bands, the B-52s. This piece is carved into 55 layers of all magenta paint on an 18in diameter wooden circle.
Paint carvings are created by painting layers of acrylic paint onto a surface and then carving paint away to reveal a design. Layering paint for a single piece is a process that takes several weeks to layer and even more to carve. It is a labor of love and peace and renders designs with a beautiful and unique texture.
Size: approximately 18W x 18H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Availability: Available,
Email megantweatherford@gmail.com to Inquire
Coastal Lace
Coastal Lace is inspired by some of my favorite moments at the beach. This piece is carved into 55 layers of light blue paint on a 24in diameter wooden circle.
Paint carvings are created by painting layers of acrylic paint onto a surface and then carving paint away to reveal a design. Layering paint for a single piece is a process that takes several weeks to layer and even more to carve. It is a labor of love and peace and renders designs with a beautiful and unique texture.
Size: approximately 24W x 24H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Availability: Available,
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Let It Shine
A main element in my work is light. I explore this through texture which affords us the ability to balance the light with the dark and to see these elements shift depending on our perspective. Ultimately, light can't exist without dark, but I look to remind others that even in the dark, there is light and hope. This piece is named Let It Shine and is carved into 60 layers of acrylic paint on an 18in diameter wooden circle.
Size: approximately 18W x 18H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Availability: SOLD
Believe
Believe was carved at a Live exhibition in honor of Love.Craft Athens, GA. This piece is carved into 55 layers of all black paint on an 18in diameter wooden circle.
Paint carvings are created by painting layers of acrylic paint onto a surface and then carving paint away to reveal a design. Layering paint for a single piece is a process that takes several weeks to layer and even more to carve. It is a labor of love and peace and renders designs with a beautiful and unique texture.
Size: approximately 18W x 18H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Availability: Available,
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Light From Within
Light From Within continues to explore my belief that even in the darkest dark, there is hope. This piece is carved into 55 layers of all black paint on an 18in diameter wooden circle.
Paint carvings are created by painting layers of acrylic paint onto a surface and then carving paint away to reveal a design. Layering paint for a single piece is a process that takes several weeks to layer and even more to carve. It is a labor of love and peace and renders designs with a beautiful and unique texture.
Size: approximately 18W x 18H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Availability: Available,
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This Hope in My Heart
Hope in My Heart is named after the song I listened to while carving. I often listen to songs on repeat and feel this energy transfers into the final piece. This piece is carved into 55 layers of white paint on a 24in diameter wooden circle.
Paint carvings are created by painting layers of acrylic paint onto a surface and then carving paint away to reveal a design. Layering paint for a single piece is a process that takes several weeks to layer and even more to carve. It is a labor of love and peace and renders designs with a beautiful and unique texture.
Size: approximately 24W x 24H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Availability: Available,
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Imperfect Flow
An ode to imperfection, this piece is carved into 55 layers of acrylic paint on a wooden board. While carving this piece, I explored my struggle with perfectionism acutely and it serves to accept that there is no such thing as Perfect and the world is all the more beautiful for our imperfections.
Size: approximately 48W x 9.5H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Availability: SOLD
Resilience: The Beauty in Stubbornness
After my home was damaged by a storm, I started layering paint on some left over roof decking that was used to repair our house. I'm calling this piece "Resilience: the Beauty in Stubbornness". When I first started carving lines into the paint, they flowed along nicely together. As I continued, I got this sense of not wanting to go with the flow, to explore what it looked like to interrupt the flow by going a different direction, it felt like stubbornness exuding into the carving. I know that stubbornness isn't always the nicest word, but when you're getting up from a fall or hardship, dogged determination to move forward step by step is truly a beautiful thing.
Carved into 45 layers of acrylic paint onroof decking.
Size: approximately 48W x 24H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Availability: Available,
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My Roots My Journey
Extremely personal and autobiographical, my creative roots and journey thus far are tied into every fiber of this carving.
Carved into 50 layers of acrylic paint on plywood.
Paint carvings are created by painting layers of acrylic paint onto a surface and then carving paint away to reveal a design. Layering paint for a single piece is a process that takes several weeks to layer and even more to carve. It is a labor of love and peace and renders designs with a beautiful and unique texture.
Size: approximately 48W x 36H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Availability: SOLD
Red Swirl
Currently available in store at Athens Art & Frame
Part of my Aurora series, this piece is carved into 55 layers of acrylic paint on plywood.
Paint carvings are created by painting layers of acrylic paint onto a surface and then carving paint away to reveal a design. Layering paint for a single piece is a process that takes several weeks to layer and even more to carve. It is a labor of love and peace and renders designs with a beautiful and unique texture.
Size: approximately 9.5W x 16.75H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Yellow Burst
Part of my Aurora series, this piece is carved into 55 layers of acrylic paint on canvas.
Paint carvings are created by painting layers of acrylic paint onto a surface and then carving paint away to reveal a design. Layering paint for a single piece is a process that takes several weeks to layer and even more to carve. It is a labor of love and peace and renders designs with a beautiful and unique texture.
Size: approximately 14W x 18H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Availability: Available,
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Pure of Heart
Part of my Aurora series, this piece is carved into 55 layers of acrylic paint on canvas.
Paint carvings are created by painting layers of acrylic paint onto a surface and then carving paint away to reveal a design. Layering paint for a single piece is a process that takes several weeks to layer and even more to carve. It is a labor of love and peace and renders designs with a beautiful and unique texture.
Size: approximately 11W x 14H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Availability: Available,
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Brave
"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?"
- Vincent Van Gogh
I named this piece Brave to remind you to move forward, even in the face of fear, one small step at a time. There is always hope. Brave is my message of hope to you to keep going, spread love and light and love and light will find you. This work of love is carved into 60 layers of acrylic paing on canvas.
Size: approximately 11W x 14H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Availability: SOLD
Queen Anne's Lace on Red
Queen Anne's Lace blossom carved into 30 layers of acrylic paint on a wooden plaque.
Paint carvings are created by painting layers of acrylic paint onto a surface and then carving paint away to reveal a design. Layering paint for a single piece is a process that takes several weeks to layer and even more to carve. It is a labor of love and peace and renders designs with a beautiful and unique texture.
Size: approximately 9W x 6H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-Ring
Availability: Available,
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Blue Wave
Blue ocean wave carved into 30 layers of acrylic paint on a wooden plaque.
Paint carvings are created by painting layers of acrylic paint onto a surface and then carving paint away to reveal a design. Layering paint for a single piece is a process that takes several weeks to layer and even more to carve. It is a labor of love and peace and renders designs with a beautiful and unique texture.
Size: approximately 9W x 6H x 1D(in)
Hardware: No
Availability: SOLD
The First Straw
This piece was part of The Lyndon House's 47th Juried Exhibition in 2022.
Reflecting on my rural roots, this piece recalls freshly rolled hay in a field at sunrise.Carved into 60 layers of acrylic paint on plywood.
Paint carvings are created by painting layers of acrylic paint onto a surface and then carving paint away to reveal a design. Layering paint for a single piece is a process that takes several weeks to layer and even more to carve. It is a labor of love and peace and renders designs with a beautiful and unique texture.
Size: approximately 24W x 24H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Availability: Available,
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Blue Skies and Sunshine
This piece was part of The Lyndon House's 47th Juried Exhibition in 2022.
Hope presents to me as light. In this piece, hope shines through the clouds like sunshine.
Carved into 40 layers of acrylic paint on plywood.
Paint carvings are created by painting layers of acrylic paint onto a surface and then carving paint away to reveal a design. Layering paint for a single piece is a process that takes several weeks to layer and even more to carve. It is a labor of love and peace and renders designs with a beautiful and unique texture.
Size: approximately 24W x 24H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Availability: Available,
Email megantweatherford@gmail.com to Inquire
Golden Wheat
Wheat field landscape carved into 30 layers of acrylic paint on a cedar board.
Paint carvings are created by painting layers of acrylic paint onto a surface and then carving paint away to reveal a design. Layering paint for a single piece is a process that takes several weeks to layer and even more to carve. It is a labor of love and peace and renders designs with a beautiful and unique texture.
Size: approximately 19W x 8H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Availability: Available,
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Stars and Stripes
Red White and Blue American Flag carved into 75 layers of acrylic paint on a reclaimed cedar board.
Paint carvings are created by painting layers of acrylic paint onto a surface and then carving paint away to reveal a design. Layering paint for a single piece is a process that takes several weeks to layer and even more to carve. It is a labor of love and peace and renders designs with a beautiful and unique texture.
Size: approximately 23W x 8H x 1D(in)
Hardware: Yes, D-rings and wire
Availability: SOLD