2022
In private collection
Moonlight Jester
Reverse glass painting, enamel — 24" x 36", 2022
Plates
Current Release
AvailableThe Joker
A tribute to Heath Ledger's Joker built from leaded-glass planes — chalk-white face, scarred grin, violet coat — over a black field seeded with glitter that flickers when the room's light moves.
- Dimensions
- 24" x 32"
- Medium
- Reverse glass painting, enamel and glitter ground
- Technique
- Reverse glass painting with raised linework over a crushed-glass glitter ground
- Year
- 2026
Acquisition
$3,200
Secure checkout through Stripe. Insured packing and collector delivery are arranged after purchase.
The Work's Story
The Joker joins the studio's small company of theatrical figures, a darker sibling to the Moonlight Jester. The portrait is built the way the medium demands: the red of the scars and the hard shadow lines went onto the glass first, then the white planes of the face, the green and red passes of the hair, and finally the night field — black enamel seeded with crushed glass. That ground is the piece's second act. In flat daylight it reads as a graphic portrait; when the room dims and a lamp rakes the panel, the field lights up like slow static and the face floats forward out of it.
How It Holds Light
Two plates show the range: even daylight keeps the portrait graphic and poster-flat; a warm directional lamp after dark pulls the glitter field forward and gives the face its theatrical glow. Strongest in rooms that go properly dim at night.
Placement
If you are deciding between rooms or wall tones, the studio can help narrow the strongest fit before purchase.
Shipping
Packing and insured delivery are handled after checkout, with collector communication before the work leaves the studio.
Provenance
Each available work includes signed documentation and a studio record tied to the title, dimensions, and finishing notes.
Catalogue notes
Painted in reverse on a clear panel with enamel and raised black linework, detail first: scars, then facial planes, then hair, coat, and the glitter-seeded black backing that seals the image. The panel floats on standoffs so its edge stays visible as glass rather than framing.
Two plates show the range: even daylight keeps the portrait graphic and poster-flat; a warm directional lamp after dark pulls the glitter field forward and gives the face its theatrical glow. Strongest in rooms that go properly dim at night.
Dust the front glass with a dry microfiber cloth. The glitter ground is sealed behind the panel and needs no attention; keep mounting standoffs snug.
Ships fully insured in a reinforced art box or crate with the standoff hardware and a placement guide. Delivery timing is typically one week within the US.
Signed on the glass, with a certificate of authenticity and a studio inventory record for the work.
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