Monday, June 13, 2011

Trying my hand

It's been too long since I haven't painted. At least on something other than my books :) One of my early fascinations was illuminated manuscripts. Many years ago I made copies from Byzantine manuscripts and had them exhibited in club from Lucerne, Switzerland. With help from my friends in two weeks I sold almost all my works. It was such a great experience for me at that time, as I was a fresh graduate from university. Now, the preparations for the medieval fair opened my appetite for medieval manuscripts again. So I made these small reproductions from the Bestiary of Aberdeen, an English manuscript from around 1200 available online here.

I really enjoyed to paint these details. The copies measure around 4 x 4 inches and are painted in egg tempera on golden leaf.


And below, a few archive images that I am lucky to still have. They are from the expo in Lucerne in 2003. All I had at that time was a floppy-disk Mavica that did its best :)


   Magdalena Club, Lucerne, 2003.
  
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9 comments:

  1. pJune 13, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    you are wicked talented. i can't believe how cool this is. i love it!

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  2. TeoJune 13, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    Thank you, Paula! Funny, that's exactly how I feel about YOUR work!!!

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  3. mark.donnellyJune 14, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    Unbelievable just Unbelievable

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  4. TeoJune 14, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    Mark, thanks so much for your kind comments and for checking back with my blog!

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  5. LouiseJune 15, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    Your work is so beautiful Teo! Imagine what you could create if you combined these with your books - you'd sell masterpieces! (more than you already are... ahem...) why don't you sell some on Etsy? They are amazing....

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  6. UnknownJune 16, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    Lovely stuff! I adore this sort of illumination. Hope your birthday was wonderful.

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  7. AdelineJune 17, 2011 at 5:29 AM

    You are so incredibly talented, Teo!! I've always loved illuminated manuscripts, and I second Louise's idea to sell your illustrations in your shop! I'd be the first in line! Beautiful beautiful work :)

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  8. TeoJune 17, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    Thank you, girls :) Great feedback! Yes, I thought about selling them online although I don't know if they would sell on Etsy. I have the impression that the painting department is really saturated. And about combining them with my work, mmm, I confess it also crossed my mind... but imagine how much work that would be. I'd love to, for the right price :)

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  9. LouiseJune 17, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    Apparently - the top seller on Etsy is an artist - a painter, in fact...

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