lead white – Conterfeyter

Diogenes (15)

October 10, 2017

After sufficient drying time, the ‘doodverf-stage’ of the chandeliers is ready to be subsequently worked with up semi-transparent glazes containing several oil ground colours. (more…)

Diogenes (14)

September 30, 2017

It has now become time to return the large crystal chandeliers which illuminate the gallery back into the painting. At an earlier stage, both of them have purposefully disappeared in the course of the painting process. (more…)

Diogenes (09)

With all parts of the scene still in rather sketchy brown-gray tones on the canvas, the gallery spectators might get the impression that the image remains a bit foggy, with the dark parts apparently too light and the light parts too dark. (more…)

Diogenes (08)

After the preparatory stage in the Conterfeyter studio, finally the time has come to start with the actual painting activities in Galerij Prins Willem V. And what a place to be! (more…)