WHEN?Pigments in History “Colors are not possessions; they are the intimate revelations of an energy field… They are light waves with mathematically precise lengths, and they are deep, resonant mysteries with boundless subjectivity.” Isn’t Ellen Meloy’s definition of Colour in her Anthropology of Turquoise simply delicious? Still, we might as well admit it right now,…
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Binders in order of appearance
WHAT?II. What’s in paint?B) Binders After this cycling detour, let’s go back to the beginning… oil will have to wait for quite a few centuries (millennia, to be fair) and have a look at binders in order of appearance.In most cases, it is hard to trace thousands of years back which binders have been used……
Why Paint?
for all those I lovefor Vianney“something resiny, earthlike, and fragrant” Mine is the oldest profession in the world, and, dare I add, I’m not only good at the job, but it also gives me enormous pleasure. Now, don’t you grin as you might be confusing a painted woman, which was one of low morals (a…
in bed with mona lisa 