"Scarlet & Stainless Steel" by Lydia Martin© (24"x8") oil on linen and wood 

This is a Trompe l'oeil or "Fool-the-Eye" painting, "Scarlet & Stainless Steel" by artist, Lydia Martin, was created in oil paint on Belgian linen. It is part of a series of paintings the artist continues to paint of subject matter that depicts a metal paired with a primary color.