The Process Behind Each Work of Art

Starting with a wood panel, Nealy works with gold or silver leaf, acrylic paints and resin. The gold and silver metal foil in her work is an element that she stumbled upon and it’s something that really sets her work apart. It makes the piece dramatically affected by the light, which makes it so that the artwork is constantly changing depending on the time of day or lighting of the room. While each piece is carefully composed, the nature of all of the elements Nealy uses in her work makes it so she can’t always guess how that’s going to look until the very end of the process, which is something she loves!