Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Excursion

Pictures from our excursion to the SRAL:

Slideshow and lecture at the SRAL

Restoration in progress, tempera painting

Great detailed wing, tempera panel being restored

Oil painting, possibly up for restoration

Annemie and the backside of a panel

Warped panel being restored

Madder root

Some of the fabulous sources of pigments (red bole in the foreground, mmm!)

This is Anita's second cousin. He's fixing up the "long Lord" on the table next to him.

Some gilding techniques and madder root

Table full of pigment sources

Azurite

Orpiment (if I remember correctly)

And...Luuk brought delicious taartjes. Yeay, thanks Luuk!

Time for taartjes!

2 comments:

  1. Hallo Steph,

    Leuk om dit zo terug te zien. Mooi ook om met het thuisfront te delen. Dank daarvoor, Groeten Els

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  2. Those pigments are so great. Alchemy pure :)
    Love

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