is the work of artist,
Bryanna Marie, in Tuscon, Arizona,
She makes elaborate, detailed, and precise paintings of
landscapes, fantastic scenes, and people on pennies,
She described her practices to Bored Panda, 'The average painting can take up to ten hours to complete,
but the process is stretched between multiple days to allow drying time between
each layer. If I have multiple pieces I'm working on at once, it can take weeks
to complete one piece. Everything I achieve is done traditionally using oils,
along with simple mediums to help with the flow of the paints, and of course,
tiny brushes',
'I chose coins simply because I prefer to paint on metal, and
preferably copper, so the penny was the perfect fit for the job. And yes, I do
prefer pennies minted before 1981 because of their higher copper content!',
You can see more of Marie's art on her Instagram page, what an amazing talent she has, as an aside, if you think you may have heard the phrase 'a pretty penny' before here are some thoughts on the roots of the expression.
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