The editor of ‘Artists & Illustrators’ asked us for an article about the challenges and joys of stained glass painting.
Now his readers already use brushes with considerable skill. But, of course, they work on paper or canvas etc. Not glass.
We had just 500 words or so. Here’s the article we wrote for them.
Your video for today begins with a shocking palette; it’s the kind of mess I’d never normally suggest you leave.
In my defence, there’s not much gum Arabic in this particular batch of paint, so it hadn’t dried that hard at all. Also, it wasn’t long since I’d last used it – just an hour or so (not overnight). And that’s why, as you see, it doesn’t take me long to get my paint and palette exactly as I want them.
It’s always a question of knowing the consequences of things you do. I reckoned I could get away with it. And I was right.