Trojan Archer from Temple of Athena on Aphaia

Trojan Archer from Temple of Athena on Aphaia
Trojan archer from Temple of Athena at Aegina; recreated by V. Brinkmann and co. (click on image to see video of archer being painted)

Friday, March 30, 2012

I gave a presentation on my encaustic experiment, entitled "Encaustic Painting on Greek Stone Sculpture," at the Greek Art and Archeology panel of the CAMWS Annual Meeting yesterday.  Thank you very much to all the panelists and attendees, especially for the very lively question-and-answer session.  It was very stimulating, and I will definitely consider the issues raised as I proceed with this experiment.  For one thing, it looks like Mr. Panther-skin is doomed to some time outdoors in the Florida sunshine for the final stage of this experiment!

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Thursday, March 15, 2012



Recent work
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Sunday, February 26, 2012

First layers



Building up the undercoats
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Outline scoring

outline of panther head scored into marble with a point chisel.
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Friday, November 11, 2011

The spots have it





Judging from vase paintings of panther skins, it seems that spots should be included in the final effects.
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Sunday, October 2, 2011

sketch on marble slab, next to photo of original (in Brinkmann article)
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Monday, September 26, 2011

Experiment 2: preliminary sketch

experiment #2
Re-create panther-skin from 'Seated Dionysos,' c. 520 B.C., Athens, National Museum, 3711.  Build up dimension, color, and texture through encaustic paint on flat sheet of marble.  First: the preliminary sketch (from Vinzenz Brinkmann, "The Polychromy of Ancient Greek Sculpture," in The Color of Life, ed. R. Panzanelli, Getty Publications (2008) 25).
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