Going ons

I've been working on several different things lately.

The verdigris experiment continues and it looks like the verdigris is getting darker.  From what I can see, the copper tubes are covered in a dark blue-green color.

I finally finished the Mother's day gift, framed it, and give it to Mom before I realized I hadn't gotten a picture of it yet. I'll have to do that next time I go over there.  It turned out pretty well over all.

After having a bunch of egg whites left over from making ice cream, I decided to make glair.  I now have a bunch of glair sitting in the fridge for when it's needed.

I've also started over on drawing out a piece that a friend requested last year and said on hurry on.  The original drawing just didn't look right and after picking it back up and checking over the proportions, it was drawn to tall and skinny, so I'm redrawing it.  So far, it's turning out a lot better.

The monthly classes with the local scribal guild progresses.  I'm currently researching and writing a handout on gilding for later this month. Only a few classes/handouts to write up, Pen Work & Puzzle Initials, Mixing Pigments into paint, Painting in Layers, and Miniatures and grotesques.

My local group's webminister posted up an A&S page for individuals work to be shown off.  I spent quite a long time compiling and writing up stuff for them to post about what I've done.

I've also been going through the book Trade in artists' materials: Markets and Commerce in Europe to 1700. I've been making extensive notes from the various papers in it and taking pictures of the various charts as they contain so much information.  The information about the trade of pigments and other supplies of artists is pretty much from 15th century on, so it's later then most of the styles I work with the most, but it is a very interesting read.  I wish the book wasn't so expensive as I would love to add a copy to my book shelf.