Paintings
behind Glass
Accompanying the creation of one of Isabel's
paintings behind glass is a fascinating
experience! She draws the outline of the
painting-to-be on paper and tapes it to a
glass pane. The successive layers of paint
are then applied to the other side of the glass in reverse order,
the background being painted last. Once
painted over, alterations or additions are
impossible. As she
applies more and more paint during
successive days, the image on
the glass pane becomes increasingly blurred,
and the spectator becoms increasingly more
anxious whether this blotchy "mess" will
indeed ever resemble any of her other
paintings. It must take an incredible memory
to remember the details of the many layers. Only
towards the very end the pane can be
turned over, the original paper drawing is
removed - and another beautiful painting
behind glass is revealed! This is the medium
where Isabel really excels in her meticulous attention
to detail and colour.
The
mysterious symbols after each title have the
following meaning:
-
"O" means
the original
is still available.
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"R" means reproductions are available as limited-edition high class giclée-art prints,
up to the size mentioned, e.g. <A4.
-
No
indication means that the original has
been sold and that no reproductions are
available.
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