Illuminated Letter
Gothic 'D'
O1018
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This commissioner asked me to design and paint an illuminated Gothic letter 'T' in 2009 for a grandson's birthday. T's Mum liked it so much, that she herself had a 'C' for her birthday, and then Mum's husband liked both so much, that he asked for a 'D' for his birthday! The commissioner has mentioned to me that all three illuminations will be framed and hung together as a 'conversation piece'. The design for this illumination, created in the traditional Gothic style, is based on a page of the Grey-FitzPayn Book of Hours (c. 1300) currently housed in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. The delicate fill-in filigrée pattern, and the straggling flora surround the initial, and the war figures and open book illustrate D's penchant for the Zulu war and for books in general.
ORIGINAL: WATER COLOUR and metallic gold powder mixed with gum arabic. Completed July 2010. Unframed 9" x 12".
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