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Solid CRAFT

Craft alone (simmilary to technique) seems meaningsless, but without it the longevity of any piece of work would be matter of a pure luck.

In order to assure predictable and consistent quality of my works from technical point of view, I find it both necessary and enriching to do all crucial processes involved in my paintings myself.

I enjoy the whole process of making a painting, from fabrication of panels including sizing and application of ground, through preparation of paint-medium with pure pigments to provide paints, to final varnishing and framing.

Useful sources:

- "The Materials of the Artist and Their Use in Painting" by Max Doerner.
- "Methods and Materials of Painting of the Great Schools and Masters" by Sir Charles Lock Eastlake.
- "The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques" by Ralph Mayer.
- "Formulas for Painters" by Bernard Stanford Massey.
- "The Materials and Techniques of Painting" by Kurt Wehlte.
- "Criteria For Treatment: Reversibility" by Barbara Appelbaum, JAIC 1987, Volume 26, Number 2, Article 1 (pp. 65 to 73) (Journal of the American Institute for Conservation)