Male Rufous Hummingbird - Original

Patrice scratches her original art into the surface of clayboard with very delicate tools and using a magnifier, reveals the design in exquisite detail in shades of black and white. She then paints her art with special watercolors or acrylics.

This exquisite original Male Rufus Hummingbird on Cana has a cream matt and measures 9.5" x 7.5" complete, with the print measurement of 3" x 5".

What is Clay-board Scratch Art?

Black Clay-board is a wood panel coated with a layer of kaolin clay and then sprayed with a layer of black India ink. It was developed for the professional scratch artist.

The original design is lightly scratched into the black ink surface using very delicate instruments: concentrating on lights and darks until the desired effect is achieved.

Each image is literally thousands of scratches allowing for precise detail and control of lines. enabling the artist to bring the piece to life. The picture can then be painted with acrylics or watercolors etc, or left as a white on black image.