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At Great Southern Gathering last weekend, the lovely Antonia ran 2 classes. One on making Gesso(rabbit skin glue and whiting etc) and preparing a board with it... the other on painting on this prepared board with egg tempura paint. So I thought I'd have a go. Of course in order to paint, one has to choose a subject. I had a brainwave and decided to paint a memorial for my departed blue friend. Here it is:
I'm delighted at how well it turned out. I don't call myself much of a painter but perhaps I can learn. I enjoyed this medium. I amuse myself by alternatively thinking of this as a section cut from a 14thC tryptich! I presume you can recognise the angel/budgie wing. The gold arc is meant to be a section of halo, it also reads successfully as the sun.
Amazing how much better this made me feel around the grieving thing. I had DONE something. It helps.
I'm delighted at how well it turned out. I don't call myself much of a painter but perhaps I can learn. I enjoyed this medium. I amuse myself by alternatively thinking of this as a section cut from a 14thC tryptich! I presume you can recognise the angel/budgie wing. The gold arc is meant to be a section of halo, it also reads successfully as the sun.
Amazing how much better this made me feel around the grieving thing. I had DONE something. It helps.
