Texas Flap Map (canvas wrap) tree The background is trowelled and

The background is trowelled and polished black venetian plaster

it does not include the raised dimensional metal (this is a photo of the metal in the original)

each piece may have subtle differences

The 13 rays coming out of the star are for the 13 original colonies and are the colors Spanish explorer Coronado carried on his 1540 expedition of the area

Texas Flap Map (canvas wrap) tree The background is trowelled andThe original version of the Texas Flag Map was painted on a road map of Texas. Like my Colorado Flag I didn't want to paint the flag like the original image, but wanted it to have more energy and movement. I traced out the design in pencil over the map then painted all the colors at the same time using a wet on wet technique allowing the colors to mix and blend. I also sprayed the wet paints at the edges with a misting bottle and tilted the piece back