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Published: 2016-03-25 13:23:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 7322; Favourites: 89; Downloads: 117
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First go attempting the style of the Fayum type mummy portraits from Greco-Roman period Egypt. Plaster, paint and gold leaf on board.Related content
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I really like this, it seems to be a well balanced mixture of antique style with your own, modern touch. Her face looks very beautiful - I imagine it must have been much more difficult to draw something like this on board rather than on a piece of paper. It looks very clean, great work!
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Lovely - Only recently starting reading about the Roman portrait painters - male and female - not a huge amount but interesting.
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AH! Such a neat idea! Where did you find the boards?
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In the garden. Bits of old fencing panel.
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Nice! Did you prime it at all or did you just paint on it as is?
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Just plaster on the rough bit of wood, plus a bit of very diluted acrylic yellow ochre (on the other one) as primer.
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Cool! I'll have to try it out on some scrap wood!
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I continue to be stunned by the breadth of your work, as well as--of course--the beauty and talent involved.
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Little glimpses of lost lives, lost persons...
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The real ones certainly are.
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Excellent! She's more dimensional than the flat Egyptian portraits . . looks like she's just about to take a breath and tell us something important.
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This is just awesome ! Plus I never saw this particular portrait before so it's both a favorite and a discovery for me
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Cheers. These aren't directly based on particular, existing portraits, components were derived from several different ones.
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Well that's even better ! You're fully exploring this style ! And thank you for the faves !
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Excellent! you have captured the Greco-Roman art style perfectly! Bravo!
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