PVA as gesso

(would not reccommend it)

illuminated letter

Raised and flat gilding in one letter

illuminated letter

Raised and flat gilding in one letter

Gilding - laying on leaf gold

Gilding - laying on leaf gold

Gilding - brushing off excess leaf gold

Gilding - brushing off excess leaf gold

Gilding - laying on leaf gold

Gilding - laying on leaf gold

Illuminated letters

Painting the gesso.

Illuminated letters

Laying the gold and burnishing.

Gilders tools

gilder cushion, gilders knife and agate burnisher.

Illuminated letters, N

Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione. I am not interested in your foolish superstition. Burnishing.

Illuminated letters, F

Fish tremble at the mention of my name. Burnishing.

Illuminated letters, F

Fish tremble at the mention of my name.

Illuminated letters, N

Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione. I am not interested in your foolish superstition. 

Illuminated letters, N

Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione. I am not interested in your foolish superstition. 

Illuminated letters, F

Fish tremble at the mention of my name.

Illuminated, romanesque D

Finished laying of leaf gold, and burnishing.

Illuminated, romanesque D

Laying on of leaf gold and burnishing.

Illuminated, romanesque D

Process: painting layers of watercolour and a little bit of goache.

Illuminated, romanesque D

Process: painting layers of watercolour and a little bit of goache.

Illuminated, romanesque D

Process: painting layers of watercolour and a little bit of goache.

Illuminated, romanesque D

Detail.

Illuminated, romanesque D

Romanesque D

Illuminated, romanesque D

Finished.

Illuminated, romanesque D

finished.

Illuminated, romanesque D

finished

A

A

V

V

C

laying of gold finished

C

filling in general colours

illuminated landscape

illuminated landscape

C

Layering colours - not finished yet

C - finished

black outlines

I cannot hear you. I have a banana in my ear.

Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure. 

I cannot hear you. I have a banana in my ear. 

I cannot hear you. I have a banana in my ear.

Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure. 

I cannot hear you. I have a banana in my ear. 

S

S

L

L

S

S

sic transit

sic transit

L

L

sic transit

sic transit

L

L

my signature

my signature, with the immortal mackerel. 

mystery landscape

Mystery landscape

guilding done, watercolour work started

always be yourself, unless....

you can be a pink flying unicorn

yisela's book

yisela's book

yisela's book

yisela's book

yisela's book Y

romanesque Y

siri 50

Invitation for a 50th birthday

Siri

Siri

Siri

Siri

leaf