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4/22/2019

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April Showers bring May Flowers... and Illuminated pages!
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These rainy mornings begged for some brightness, so I took out my watercolor paper, inks, and Silver and Gold Leaf and set to work on some illuminated pages. I've always been fascinated by the Medieval Manuscripts. How dark life must have been for the people who lived then with little rule of law or protection from violence, disease, and turmoil. All they had to look forward to was Heaven. The art of the time period is an awesome example of the power of the Arts to uplift the Human Spirit and give us hope where none was before. 
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And here's an uncolored version for you. You can print it from the PDF below and use your colored pencils and markers to make it your own. Enjoy!
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My Mom really loved this, so I'm working on a special piece for Mother's Day, and if it's done in time, there will be prints available. I'll keep you posted.

If you're a Maker, I'm hoping to schedule a workshop at Johnson County Center for the Arts for making Illuminated pages. Let me know if you're interested! I will likely develop this into an online course later this year, as well. 

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If you'd like to learn more about how Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts were made, check out the video below from Khan Academy. 

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  • HOME
  • WORKS
  • PURCHASE
  • ABOUT
  • BLOG
  • SHOWS AND EVENTS
  • Classes
    • Landscape Painting
    • Trompe L'oeil Online
    • Painting Water in the Landscape
    • Portraits in the Style of the Old Masters
  • Murals
    • Clarence "Tom" Ashley
    • Birth of a Ballad: The Capture of Tom Dooley
    • First Sunrise: Fred Price, Clint Howard, and Sons
    • Historic 1925 Fiddler's Convention
  • CONNECT
  • PORTRAITS