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May 23, 2015
I painted a portrait of Ada Lovelace holding an x-box controller
Published by avrilejean at May 23, 2015
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Egg Tempera VI – the first go at laying down the real colour

This is such a learning curve. I spent the entirety of the movie Random Harvest doing this little bit. First I got my pigments ready. I […]
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May 20, 2015
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Egg tempera III – grinding pigment

The next post in my Tempera series! One thing all the stuff I’ve read insists you do is grind your pigments. The best grinders are glass […]
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May 20, 2015
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Egg Tempera V – under painting

At last I get to introduce THE EGGS in this whole excercise.
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April 19, 2015
I painted a portrait of Ada Lovelace holding an x-box controller
Published by avrilejean at April 19, 2015
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Egg Tempera I: Preparing the Panels

I love art. I particularly love old art, from eras past. Italian renaissance frescoes and panel paintings, oh my! Before oil came along as a binder […]
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