Autumn Oak, late afternoon.
20x20in
The icon of Jesus Christ, painted with natural pigments on egg yolk, is gilded with gold leaf using a bolus, cold enamel is applied to the gilding; the base of the icon is a linden board with oak veneers, primed with a glue-chalk primer.
6x5in
The black and red spotted wren has come back and is sitting on a bare branch of the silky oak.
24x35in
The icon of Jesus Christ, painted with natural pigments on egg yolk, is gilded with gold leaf using a bolus, cold enamel is applied to the gilding; the base of the icon is a linden board with oak veneers, primed with a glue-chalk primer.
6x5in