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Monthly Archives: December 2008
Gilded ravens
When I laid down the gold on the panels I didn’t gild the edges, so they remained a very bright red from the undercoat. The red looks fabulous as it sneaks a peek out from beneath the gold where there … Continue reading
Gilded ravens
After a busy weekend I got back to the studio today revitalized and ready to paint. I really want to get Chris’s raven piece completed, but the elements are not co-operating, because it’s so damp here that nothing is drying … Continue reading
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Two more
Teddy gave me these two tall thin canvases to work on. I think I know how this is going to work, but it will almost certainly change as the idea grows. They’re seven feet by two. I think they will … Continue reading
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Blue Sky
I finished off gilding the last of the panels, creating some additional pieces for the large version. I can’t wait to rehang the large version at the Brand Gallery, I think these small additions will make a big difference. So, … Continue reading
Sandstone
The extraction of sandstone seems to have worked, producing a pale yellow coloured tincture. I suspect that the amount of organic oils that we have pulled is very tiny, and we’ll end up with only a couple of drops of … Continue reading
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Gold panels
I finished the gilding and mopped the panels for the new ravens piece with distilled water using a very soft brush to make sure that the leaf was well laid down into the adhesive, and cleaning off  any excess from … Continue reading
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Solve
               In the lab the reflux set-up has continued to bubble away, pulling more extract from the second batch of sagebrush into the solvent (first photo). Yesterday evening I … Continue reading
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Crazy days
I ran to the top of the hill overlooking the valley this morning, watching the sunrise, then did some yoga with Janet and Richard, getting well set up for the day, but getting involved in working on the gilding as … Continue reading
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Red gesso
I painted the red gesso undercoat for the gold leaf onto the panels this afternoon, as usual ending up wearing much of the stuff on my jeans. I don’t know why gessoing should be such a messy business for me, … Continue reading
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Preparing for gold
What a busy day this was. We needed to load out Sean Sobczak’s exhibit of Light Sculptures from the gallery, so I picked up the truck at nine then returned to the gallery to meet Sean at lunchtime. We packed … Continue reading
