Monday, October 28, 2013

Sneak Peak

African Elephant, egg tempera, 24 c. gold on 1” wood panel, 15 x 21”, MF Dondelinger 2013 SOLD
 
African Elephant
featured in the upcoming exhibit 
Illuminations 
at 420 Loft Gallery
Ellensburg, Washington.
December 2013
 
 
The subtle and intricate pattern work in 24 c. gold surrounds
a powerful and majestic African Elephant.
 
If you are interested in this piece please contact Mollie Edson at 420 Loft Gallery. (chaosmanor@elltel.net).
 

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Gold Leaf and Icons

Theotokos of Vladimir by the hand of student Nicole Sample
 
Please enjoy the images of my students
in the water guilding gold leaf and intermediate iconography workshops at Grunewald Guild in Washington in October. If you are interested in joining us for future workshops please contact me at info@themaryfrances.com  so I can put you on the mailing list for upcoming workshops.
 
 2 Day Gold Leaf Workshop
 Kinga decides on an image and creates a cartoon for her panel.
 

 Britt sands her panel to prepare it for water guilding gold leaf.
 
Nicole applies gold leaf.

Britt and Kinga add bole to their panels for water guilding. In the foreground, Nicole has completed a layer of gold on her panel.
 

Diane cuts a sheet of gold leaf for application.
 
Kinga's Archangel Michael is ready for burnishing.
 
Nicole burnishes parts of the gold and leaves other sections unburnished.
 
Britt burnishes.
 
Diane prepares her panel for egg tempera after gold leafing.
 

 Britt does tool work.
 

Then she prepares for the first layers of egg tempera.
 
2 Day Intermediate Iconography Workshop
 
Emory joins us for the intermediate iconography workshop.
 
Kinga adds first layers to fabric.

Then adds highlights.
 Then more highlights.
 Britt starts to add first layers.
 
Emory lays down the first layers of egg tempera.
 
St. Alexander
 
 Emory adds gold through the size (glue) method.

And writes a beautiful icon.
 
Diane adds highlights to the face.
 
  
 
Each student is in various stages of completing their icon and will finish in their own studio.
 
 
Next Iconography Workshop:
 Arizona in January.
Contact me for more information.
 
 
 
 
 


Monday, October 7, 2013

Northwest Species Abound

 Wolverine, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450
MF Dondelinger

New Works Show at Art Spirit Gallery
in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
415 Sherman Street, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho  208.765.6006
 
Opening Reception
Friday, October 11
 5-8 pm

Sharing Reverence for the Natural World
“Mary Frances Dondelinger’s images of endangered species are beautifully rendered with egg tempera and 23-carat gold on paper plates.  The viewer is immediately aware of the value Dondelinger places on her subject matter, as each image is painstakingly created in precious materials. The support for these paintings emphasizes the fragile state of the animal depicted. The paper plates on which her images are painted symbolize a dangerously cavalier attitude toward irreplaceable species.”
Art Spirit Gallery -2013

Short Tail Albatross, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450
MF Dondelinger
Canada Lynx, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450
MF Dondelinger
Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450
MF Dondelinger
Grizzly Bear, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450
MF Dondelinger
Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450
MF Dondelinger
Red Wolf, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450
MF Dondelinger
Sea Turtle, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450
MF Dondelinger
Brown Pelican, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450
MF Dondelinger
Stellar Sea Lion, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450
MF Dondelinger
Streaked Horned Lark, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450
MF Dondelinger
Woodland Caribou, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450
MF Dondelinger
Wooping Crane, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450
MF Dondelinger,