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[ursula]

Every year my sister and I produce a calendar for my father's birthday. This year most of my contribution is medieval-art themed. I've scanned several of the pictures, but I haven't worried too much about color balance or size.

Gouache painting based on eleventh-century Spanish manuscript painting
Colored-pencil drawing based on another medieval Spanish illumination
Gouache-colored version of lion block print
Linoleum-block print based on image from fifteenth-century book of Aesop's fables

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[sartorias.livejournal.com]

I earmarked these for Saturday morning viewing==wow! How cool is this?

[ursula]

Thanks!

My dad's party was last night, and we pulled out some of the old calendars, from five and ten and even fifteen years ago. It's fascinating to see how our art styles have changed (even since late high school: my technical skill hasn't improved much since I was 17 or 18, but it's obviously a different era!)

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

I am so not surprised he's saving those calendars. I would, too.