Tuesday

painting, gesso, and gilding





Here are a few frames being worked on at the moment. The frame being painted with gesso in the photo above is made from two mouldings, the inner part has been cut down on the table saw, it is then joined to the outer box frame. 
The three frames in the middle photo are being painted black, and will be sealed with an acrylic varnish, they will also have a white painted slip.
The top photo is another frame made from two mouldings, it is being water gilded.