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Egg tempera on panel,40 × 40 cm, July 2025.
Mostly I just love pink!
In ‘La Vie en Rose’, reviewed by Norma /Clarke in Literary Review, I learned some facts about pink.
• Isaac Newton couldn’t find pink.
• Pink is in plants, on the feathers of animals, in minerals and in the sky.
• Pink appeared in dyes and paints in the 14th century
• Back in the day pink was made from soaking red brazilwood.
• Madder was the first known dye to make variations of pink.
• Kermes, extracted from the bodies of insects collected from the leaves of oak trees, made another pink.
The specific type and concentration of flavonoids determine the exact shade of pink in plants.
The googly eyed egg cup was a gift. The person who gave it to me told me every time she sees me… I am dressed in pink. I grew that exquisite ‘Coral Garden’ rose!
I saw a beautiful show at the Mall Galleries with contemporary Indian painting. It was ‘stone pigment’ mixed with gum arabic on cloth. I heard a woman who was speaking talk about how pigments not made of stone make garish paintings. While some might find it garish, I like to walk right up to the line and see if I can get away with it. I am also not a purist.
When I was applying to Stanford, someone in the the know told me they only accepted students with double 800s. They said extra curricular activities didn’t matter. I knew my scores wouldn’t be that good, but I applied and was accepted.
Sometimes, I like to play the underdog and to see things from a non-conventional perspective – to test the boundaries. Perhaps that is part of the lure of egg tempera for me – using it in a way you might not imagine.
Egg tempera on panel,40 × 40 cm, July 2025.
Mostly I just love pink!
In ‘La Vie en Rose’, reviewed by Norma /Clarke in Literary Review, I learned some facts about pink.
• Isaac Newton couldn’t find pink.
• Pink is in plants, on the feathers of animals, in minerals and in the sky.
• Pink appeared in dyes and paints in the 14th century
• Back in the day pink was made from soaking red brazilwood.
• Madder was the first known dye to make variations of pink.
• Kermes, extracted from the bodies of insects collected from the leaves of oak trees, made another pink.
The specific type and concentration of flavonoids determine the exact shade of pink in plants.
The googly eyed egg cup was a gift. The person who gave it to me told me every time she sees me… I am dressed in pink. I grew that exquisite ‘Coral Garden’ rose!
I saw a beautiful show at the Mall Galleries with contemporary Indian painting. It was ‘stone pigment’ mixed with gum arabic on cloth. I heard a woman who was speaking talk about how pigments not made of stone make garish paintings. While some might find it garish, I like to walk right up to the line and see if I can get away with it. I am also not a purist.
When I was applying to Stanford, someone in the the know told me they only accepted students with double 800s. They said extra curricular activities didn’t matter. I knew my scores wouldn’t be that good, but I applied and was accepted.
Sometimes, I like to play the underdog and to see things from a non-conventional perspective – to test the boundaries. Perhaps that is part of the lure of egg tempera for me – using it in a way you might not imagine.