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My first visit to Canterbury was in 1976 and rather a disappointment. I was 16 and the town looked drab, outdated and backward. And that was also my first impression of England there and then. A country that had failed to update. People drove cars that belonged in a museum and food was of wartime quality. Buses leaking oil, a smell of tar everywhere. I liked the cathedral though, and entering was like stepping in a different world. Kind, elderly ladies who showed us around and the chance to practice my school English. I still have a postcard of the Becket window, which I must have bought then -at 10p or so. it was the deep blue colour that did it, I guess. Had I already read <i>Murder in the Cathedral</i> by then? I don't know. Perhaps I am mixing things up with our 1978 visit (I had turned 18, the vintage cars were rapidly disappearing and the food was still bad).<br />
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In 2006 - my colleague and I visited Canterbury while on excursion with our school (State Agricultural College). The lads went for beer and we went into the cathedral. I had always cherished that postcard and now I was determined to see that blue and that "helmet" again.<br />
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I had to ask one of the volunteers - where was that deep blue window? I had even forgotten it was Becket himself was on it. As he was asking whether I wanted to see Solomon or Becket my mp3 player suddenly jumped to Handel's Arrival of the Queen of Sheba.<br />
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Wings' lining added 12 June<br />
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<a href="http://shop.tiwiart.com.au/">http://shop.tiwiart.com.au/</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.outstation.com.au/stockroom/jimmy-mungatopi-tutini-pukumani-pol">http://www.outstation.com.au/stockroom/jimmy-mungatopi-tutini-pukumani-pol</a>e/<br />
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Painting the eyes took a lot of nerve and even more mental preparation</div>
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Yellow "ochre" from the discount shop</div>
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Adjusting the pole on its stand - this was actually May 23</div>
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28 February 2014 - neck and beak need fine-tuning<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><br />16-February-2014 </span>After hibernating</div>
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23-June-2013 Aboriginals use Ironwood, I think Ash approaches it.<br />
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<br />gafpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865870320923936304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763771736363224987.post-6998124129343261982014-02-14T23:37:00.000+01:002014-02-17T16:03:07.709+01:00Vladka - the Vladimirskaya IconTwo icons of two strong women 14-February-2014.<br />
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My final "model" was a blend of three. From left to right:<br />
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This book of Moscow Icons - a gift from my wife for our wedding - had a picture of the "right" Vladimirskaya with the green backgound. The miniatures were less suitable, though.</div>
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1 April 2013 The green paint was the catalyst.<br />
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Following some Internet sleuthing, it turned out to be a <a href="http://www.tulasamovar.ru/" target="_blank"><b>Tula</b> </a>samovar.</div>
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Самовар жаровый советского периода формы банка граненая листьями<br />
Материал полированная латунь.<br />
Объем 5л<br />
Диаметр трубы: 65мм<br />
Производитель Россия г. Тула завод Штамп<br />
Гарантийный срок 5 лет.</div>
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<br />gafpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865870320923936304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763771736363224987.post-16308646770999119342013-11-11T18:34:00.000+01:002013-11-27T14:35:07.102+01:00Pumpkin for St. Martin's day.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Martin's_Day#Netherlands">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Martin's_Day#Netherlands</a><br />
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I mounted this earlier work (W047 - 2003) on a hollowed out trunk and did some corrections.<br />
Below right a pumpkin (W072 - carved in 2006)<br />
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gafpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865870320923936304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763771736363224987.post-89271087522906446032013-09-22T22:13:00.000+02:002013-11-27T15:08:51.626+01:00And another oneUnexpectedly, this Toussiana mask was done.<br />
The blue on the bird's bill used to be made with Reckitt Blue, as blue dyes were rare in Africa<br />
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Nowadays, Reckitt Blue has become a rarity, so I had to emulate with acrilic paints.<br />
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This mask symbolizes the transition to maturity.</div>
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Did the blue and red today.<br />
Some retouching still left to be done<br />
Colours seem rather harsh due to flash<br />
As blue pigment was not very common in Africa, Reckitt's blue was an attractive alternative.<br />
Sadly, this one-time commodity is no longer available in Western Europe. I therefore use acrilic paints.<br />
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Saw this East African woman today, as I left the railway station, wearing some kind of traditional Somalian dress, very bright vermillion in the afternoon light. A shining, almost Marian appearance.</div>
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My icon was walking there.</div>
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Flesh-tones and highlights added<br />
Still, the skin has turned out somewhat darker, <i>(almost African)</i> than originally "planned".<br />
But then, she's in good company...<br />
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Basic colours applied, except the skin tone [Sankir].<br />
Many more layers of paint will be needed.<br />
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I also made a start on [decorative] Shponki.<br />
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