Monday, July 25, 2011

Adelheid’s Laurel (details)

Before text and arms were added. Details of gilding and paint.

Inspired by several leaves of the 15th century German manuscript Stefan Lochner Gebetbuch.

Illumination for Laurel scroll of Meisterin Adelheid Leinwater, 2011. 24k gold, watercolor gouache and a number of hand ground pigments with a gum Arabic binder.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Lovely. Those flower are just precious.