17 days

Day 2 of painting on glass, and some corrections to be made from yesterday, scratching away the ink where it was too thick or over lines. Took a little while but definitely made a difference. Ioana added a few bits of ink, mainly around the eyes on my figures but all in all, fine or 'bine'.
Really noticing the difference in concentration needed for this as opposed to the masks although there is more copying involved in the painting and more freestyle design involved in the mask-making.

We all have a little pallet, glass or tile to add the paint to. In this case we're using oils, linseed oil and a dilutent so that the paint will dry quicker.
After the black outlines of yesterday we have moved onto the highlights and shading. Tomorrow will be more exciting because we get to block in large areas of colour, looking forward to that.

So here is my painting at the moment.
Please remember he is back to front.

St. Nicholas

We left fairly early because after that layer of paint is on, there is no more painting til it's had a chance to dry.
Back to flat and a wee chill, loving my kindle.

Off into town with Vik and a wee wander to find a certain artisan shop, which we found. A wander around the squares, Bridge of Lies and some lovely scenery.

Bridge of Lies

and closer

2nd hand shop

There are 2nd hand shops all over but not so easy to spot as this one, usually the signs are small, certainly not like our charity shops.

It is mostly clothes and be prepared to rummage, I've found a couple of pieces so far.




Then a seat and people watching from the restaurant in the big square.
Which starts the next wee tale. Ordered some drinks and tried to order food but the waitress left before I'd finished so went up to find her and make sure order was correct. As far as I knew it was. Vik's food arrived and another plate which consisted of cheese and lots of meat. Not what I ordered, "Pardon", the plate was taken away and eventually after Vik had finished her meal by a bit, mine arrived, which was what I ordered. Patience is a virtue as they say but it would be nice to eat at the same time.

P.S.

shoe alley

I saw this scene through a gate, should have taken a photo of the gate and entrance as well as through the gate but people were giving me odd looks as it was. (doesn't always bother me but today a little)

And I found another door I like…….

Day 9 or the start of week 2

Monday again, and we're all quite eager to get on with the masks. Here is mine towards the end of the morning.

The next job was deciding what type of hair or hat I wanted. Attaching the hair was one of the longest jobs so far. So much of it, all curly and difficult to sew on, but I persevered and quite pleased with the result.









It was a quiet day but we did plenty sewing.

The energy began to wain in the afternoon so we decided to check out the art shop near the Piata Mara.
A lovely stroll into town and Kyna dropped her broken sandal off at the cobblers.

This fountain intrigued me as it is very Charles Rennie Macintosh in design, quite lovely.

A wee walk to the stairs passage and the art shop we did find, some lovely colours but I have all I need at the moment.
After that it was time for a bite to eat, in the shade outside a hotel/restaurant in the square.
As before,  a great place to watch life going by while relaxing and absorbing the atmosphere.
One of the high spots for me was watching the kids playing in the fountain.

They were at it for ages, almost wished I'd gone and joined in, maybe next time.
We decided to stay in town and eat out at Pardon Cafe and Bistro…. very fine foods and gorgeous lemonade (with other fruits added).
A leisurely stroll back and readied ourselves for Tuesday.