tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8877053250386746781.post8008762314451207687..comments2023-06-17T10:31:54.504-05:00Comments on Portrait of an Artist: St George IconJames Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06813053064236223894noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8877053250386746781.post-62738090215261907232008-11-16T20:06:00.000-06:002008-11-16T20:06:00.000-06:00I like you finished version of this painting more....I like you finished version of this painting more. Your dragon is larger and more dramatic, and your St. George is more fierce and manly. The original here is immature, as well as the dragon. I really appreciate your adherence to the old methods and medium. It must have taken a lot of experimentation to get it just right. Thank you.Phillip Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879956929728604795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8877053250386746781.post-25044800483280776792008-05-01T20:57:00.000-05:002008-05-01T20:57:00.000-05:00Thank you for the comment Anonyimous. Yes, I agre...Thank you for the comment Anonyimous. Yes, I agree deep purple would be good and perhaps some yellow as well. I been working on sketches for this icon and will soon publish them. <BR/><BR/>I appreciate any comments about Icons. It is something relatively new for me and I am trying to replicate 12th century techniques. The wood panels are difficult to construct and the paints are time consuming to grind and mix with egg yolk. <BR/><BR/>Have you ever painted an Icon??James Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06813053064236223894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8877053250386746781.post-62409118440650597902008-05-01T20:50:00.000-05:002008-05-01T20:50:00.000-05:00I think that adding some deep purple through out t...I think that adding some deep purple through out the dragon would be nice too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com