Ru-Ru 2

I'm playing catch-up here a little bit, making up for some lost time. This is a pair of paintings based on an earlier painting I had done on the same theme. The original painting was named "Runes and Ruins". I decided to name this pair "Ru-Ru 2", since it is the second iteration of this theme, and because there are two of them.

They were done with heavily sculped Utrecht gesso, which was then painted and block printed with assorted ancient runes. The prints did not come out clear due to the textured surface, which adds to the archeological feel of the painting, you just get enough of a hint of the runes.