So: I’ve been back in the studio for 4 days now.
I hadn’t used my paint for 16 days.
And one thing I noticed first thing on Monday: sealed as I said to do it here, my paint just took me 5 minutes to get it fresh and mixed again. Just 5 minutes.
And then of course the phone rang.
David’s hard at work, designing a set of 4 large abstract windows.
Now some people don’t find abstraction difficult to draw.
I do.
I can’t do it.
I’m too literal in my drawing and copying skills. I know my limitations.
And I confess I’m shocked how some people think abstraction is the easy option. Because like I said I feel, it’s really difficult. Painfully hard.
So I mixed my glass paint 9 days ago as I describe here. And one thing often worries people when they first learn how they should mix a big-sized lump (not a tiny teaspoonful), is:
Won’t it dry out?
Well, yes it will dry out in normal circumstances.
That’s why …
That’s the secret. Just add some gum Arabic and a little water. Then grind and mix and grind and press some more. That’s how you make a perfect lump of glass paint.
Now for the fascinating proof.