Sunday, June 10, 2007

Tuscany

June 10. 2007
I have just returned from a two-week trip to the Tuscany area of Italy. It is truly a fairy-tale land. While there, I learned the egg tempera technique of painting from Fred Wessel. Egg tempera predates oil painting and is used in the fresco paintings and icons from the Renaissance. We saw some beautiful images in area churches and museums. Egg tempera requires building layers of thin paint by hatching and cross-hatching.
I did have time for some quick watercolor sketches of the areas where we stayed. I will post some of them after I get my images shot!
Ciao!
Durinda

2 comments:

Phyllis Russell Franklin said...

Welcome home Durinda! I'm leaving this on your blog as a test to make sure comments on your blog get mailed to you. I can't wait to see you paintings. :)

Southern Artist said...

Thanks, Phyllis! Will post some images soon.
Durinda