I Hope you enjoy my first Posting as a New GMG Author. Thanks for the invite Joey!
thanks to http://debbieclarke.blogspot.com/ for the heads up on the video
Category: Art
Debbie Clarke Answers your Questions
A few years ago I was playing around with some video clips made with my $100 kodak camera. Windows Movie Maker couldn’t produce the video due to resolution/light issues, so I downloaded a trial home movie maker with a pre-loaded, wacky video editor. The video I produced gives directions for making egg glue, also known as glair, which is a glue that can be used to adhere gold leaf to a panel. Last week I received some good questions from Scott Songfeather, a self-taught iconographer:
following are his questions and my response:
“Researching verre eglomise I was pleased to discover the vids of you at work with the technique and your blog.
1. Is the ratio of snow/crushed ice to the egg white critical? How much snow to egg white is good?
answer: the ratio isn’t critical. I use about 2 tablespoons of snow/crushed ice.
2. Should the egg glue be used immediately, while still cold from the snow/ice?
answer: the glue sets up to tack pretty quickly and can be used immediately, but it is better to let it sit refrigerated for 24 hours. the albumen coagulate (chelaga) and other residue should be strained out to create a glue that will flow smoothly onto the surface to be gilded.
3. Is snow/ice necessary, or will water substitute satisfactorily?
answer: Ralph Mayer in “The Artist’s Handbook” has a recipe using 1-2 tablespoons of water. I have never used this recipe, so I don’t know the results. If Ralph says it works, it will work.
I paint icons in egg tempera and recently discovered online the Romanian technique of icon painting reversed on glass (verre eglomise/hinterglasmalerie) and plan to try it. Thus these questions.
Thanks, and best wishes,
Scott Songfeather
Deb Clarkes Egg Glue Video http://www.youtube.com/user/pbsage#p/u/5/lXnZAvkuaeU
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Anne Robinson Talks CCF- Captains Courageous Festival Video
Saturday, March 6 , 9am – 9:30pm Organized by seARTS
When viewing the video let the video load fully first by pausing the video to let the red line at the bottom load it up so you won’t have lagging if you have a slow internet connection.
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Propeller Pic From John Hintlian
John added this to the Good Morning Gloucester Flickr Group
IMG_5673.JPG, originally uploaded by hye tyde.
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Gloucester Twitterers You Should Follow- Jo Ann Castano
Jo-Ann Castano has been active in promoting local area artists for as long as I can remember on the internet. Her website- www.artsgloucester.com is a who’s who. Click here to check out her twitter feed and stay connected
Gloucester Twitterers You Should Follow- Jo Ann Castano, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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David Cox’ Main Street Art and Antiques 1/31/10
Lot’s of treasures to be found in here. Great gift idea- David has just about every issue of Time Magazine dating wayyyy back. Ask to buy the copy that was from the week your friend or loved one was born. A great present as that person won’t soon forget how thoughtful you were. They can see exactly what was going on in the world the week they were born.
David Cox’ Main Street Art and Antiques 1/31/10, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Fitz Hugh Lane Sculpture by Alfred N. Duca
Fitz Hugh Lane Sculpture by Alfred N. Duca Submitted to The Good Morning Gloucester Flickr Group Join up and submit your photos to be viewed on GMG
Sculpture located atop Duncan Hill overlooking Gloucester Harbor in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Information about artist Fitz Henry Lane may be read here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitz_Hugh_Lane
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Art Haven February Vacation Elementary School Programs
You don’t want your kids up your butt all vacation long do you? Get em enrolled today!
(I shoulda been an ad man)
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Art Haven February Vacation Middle School Programs
Give em a call today!!!!!
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Gloucester Day With the Bean-Lobster Platter Find At Main Street Art and Antiques
From The Dress Code we bounced down to David Cox’ Main Street Art and Antiques for my daily dose of David Cox’ hilarity and crazy stories. We talked about the blog and his assignments while The Bean commented on David’s filing system or lack thereof.
This vintage lobster platter can be had for a mere $28.
Gloucester Day With the Bean-Lobster Platter Find At Main Street Art and Antiques, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
After a bit the Bean was ready to move on-
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David Cox’ Very Organized Workspace At Main Street Art and Antiques
Behind David Cox’ desk on the wall hangs a picture of Nick’s pool Hall which was located in the space occupied by Main Street Art and Antiques over 20 years ago.
I would say that I’ve heard at least four different people at different times ask how much that picture would cost to purchase but it is not for sale.
It sure is a beautiful picture.
David Cox’ Very Organized Workspace At Main Street Art and Antiques, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Another Magnolia Shot- Last October
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From Jay Albert’s Boat
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GHS Theatre Program Stages Local Performance of Statewide Competition Piece
From Good Egg Beth Morris-
GHS Theatre Program Stages Local Performance of Statewide Competition Piece
Students share the stage with their peers from North Shore Tech.
Gloucester — February 10, 2010 – The GHS Theatre Program will perform The Scheme of the Driftless Shifter, on Thursday, February 25th at 7:00 pm in the GHS auditorium. The play, a 40-minute one-act comedy, is Gloucester’s entry in the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild Festival competition. Students from North Shore Technical High School will also perform their competition piece, Grimm’s Fairy Tales, an original adaptation by Robert Parsons.
The Massachusetts High School Drama Festival annually draws an average of 120 schools from around the state. Through participation in the Festival, students with interests in acting, directing, and technical theatre gain valuable performance and production experience. Schools compete at preliminary, semi-final and state levels with two schools chosen at the state level to represent Massachusetts in the New England Drama Festival. At each level, students are recognized for excellence. A terrific learning experience, the Festival is also great fun.
For a number of years Gloucester High School and North Shore Technical High School have performed in the same preliminary round of the competition. This year, however, they will not. While both will perform on Saturday, February 27th, GHS will take the stage at 9:00 a.m. at Ipswich High School, NSTHS at 2:00 p.m. in Newburyport.
There are many friendships between the two programs. GHS students didn’t want to give up the tradition of sharing the “Fest” experience with NSTHS and therefore invited their peers to join in the local performance. Having no home stage facility on which to perform, NSTHS is particularly pleased to have this opportunity.
28 GHS students and 33 NSTHS students (several from Cape Ann) will take part in this special performance. Tickets for February 25th are $5.00 and may be purchased at the door. For more information please contact ghstheatreprogram@gmail.com
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Debbie Clarkes AHHT! It’s What I Do.
Debbie Clarke “AHHT! It’s What I Do”
This is an example of a reverse painted light box. probably constructed in the 40’s. This is not called verre eglomise because there is not foil or leaf attached to the glass. it is simply oil paint applied to the glass. the closest details painted first. the second picture is a close-up of the painting showing the deep shadows created by the paint. the paint is peeling from the glass due to the constant heating and cooling of the glass. there are fancy adhesives one could use to reattach the minute flakes of paint. my instinct is to rub away the dry residue and repaint the whole thing. then, change the light attachment to a led with a battery switch (non heat emitting). then gild the frame.
The subject of this painting exemplifies the rules of ‘courtship’. These french style scenes were frequent patterns on wall papers of the 19/20th century. The craft (reverse painting) is known as ‘fancy women’s work’. This is the work ‘refined’ women did to occupy their minds, other examples of fancy women’s work is Memento Mori (hair braided jewelry).
This ‘light box’ is available for sale at Bananas. I’m trying to decide whether or not to buy it and put it to my own use.
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Behind The Scenes
Here’s a Photo of Behind The Scenes at The Video Taping of Debbie Clarke’s Reverse Glass Demo.
That’s Joey Screwing around with the Camera and Deb Clarke Holding the Unfinished demo painting. You may not recognize that guy sitting in the corner talking to Deb without a Mouthful of Food and his Signature Clint Eastwood outfit, But That’s the Infamous Food Contender Ed Collard. Fun Time.
Also Look for Deb Clarke’s weekly Post: “Ahht It’s what I do” premiering Tuesday at 10am.
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Amazing Grace
Alyson M contributed this photo to the Good Morning Gloucester Flickr Group Upload some photos to Flickr and join the group (all for free) and you too could see your pictures here on GMG.
Alyson writes-
Taken at the Annisquam Lighthouse in Gloucester, Massachusetts at the end of summer in ’09. Such an amazing evening there taking photos
Amazing Grace, originally uploaded by Alyson M..
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Early Morning Waterfront
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While We’re on the Subject..
What do Computers and Toilets have in Common? Nothing Really. But, Here’s a Toilet explained using Computer terminology.
Thanks go out to The Toilet Museum for this useful Information.
Check out: http://www.toiletmuseum.com/
Please send any complaints to captjoe06@yahoo.com
Refererence CapeAnnPainters Toilet Post #4
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WIP “Stranded on the Annisquam”
Here is a W.I.P.(work in progress)of a Painting I did of a boat at it’s mooring at Dead Low tide.
It’s Right around the Bend from the A. Piatt Andrew Bridge Looking North down the Annisquam River. It looks like it would get Dangerous at dead low tide there. You can see the photograph I used for reference in the third photo. The thing I like about Painting compared to Photography is; you can add, subtract and move anything anywhere you’d like. Opps! Sorry I forgot, some talented GMG people can do that with Photoshop.
Http://www.FrontieroGallery.com
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