tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post7191197210682410970..comments2024-03-06T06:33:29.064-08:00Comments on The Ornamentalist: Looking upLynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post-47218647217723431852011-01-25T12:28:29.632-08:002011-01-25T12:28:29.632-08:00wow, thanks mark!wow, thanks mark!Lynne Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post-36158681263593904762011-01-23T11:27:28.581-08:002011-01-23T11:27:28.581-08:00Lynne, you have been awarded the Stylish Blogger A...Lynne, you have been awarded the Stylish Blogger Award. Here is a link to my post to see what it is all about. Congratulations! Mark<br /><br />http://allthingsruffnerian.blogspot.com/Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post-30170235952762665552011-01-21T13:23:47.229-08:002011-01-21T13:23:47.229-08:00That is so crisp and pretty and somehow the detail...That is so crisp and pretty and somehow the detail picked out is unexpected...so it makes it a little humorous<br />There is NOTHING like real gold...well, I suppose you could *try* and recreate this with shcaibin and a bit of wondasize (she says with tongue firmly in cheek)paintycaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17711927764026790597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post-14839800024432437772011-01-16T21:15:42.087-08:002011-01-16T21:15:42.087-08:00A fabulous post with equisite detail!
Xoxo
Karena...A fabulous post with equisite detail!<br /><br />Xoxo<br />Karena<br /><br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post-53330425903285093812011-01-15T05:36:00.181-08:002011-01-15T05:36:00.181-08:00What a great blog: really specialised, with great ...What a great blog: really specialised, with great images and expert commentary. More posts please, however short!Emile de Bruijnhttp://nttreasurehunt.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post-90328328250338090132011-01-14T04:39:58.710-08:002011-01-14T04:39:58.710-08:00Oohh- love this! I may show it to a client- am try...Oohh- love this! I may show it to a client- am trying to explain how I'd like to just highlight an area of the turret ceiling. <br /><br />How did you get permission to shoot it? Very cool!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04922270492303539101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post-79508191984216781662011-01-13T23:32:21.552-08:002011-01-13T23:32:21.552-08:00now Theresa you know that's what telephoto len...now Theresa you know that's what telephoto lenses are for! I even had permission to take this picture!<br /> <br />Mark I love the idea and I have seen it done. Will have to find some pictures of that technique! there is nothing quite as fabulous as the real thing tho- I love the use of gold leaf as a background AND a highlight!Lynne Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post-49488682626522657942011-01-13T06:41:09.344-08:002011-01-13T06:41:09.344-08:00I love this image! As I looked at it, the thought ...I love this image! As I looked at it, the thought crossed my mind - wouldn't it be fun to achieve the look of gilding with ordinary yellows, oranges and browns?Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post-88683276002329573862011-01-13T04:55:08.089-08:002011-01-13T04:55:08.089-08:00Lynne Rutter, get off that ladder in the Vatican! ...Lynne Rutter, get off that ladder in the Vatican! You must have stood on some Bishop's shoulders to get that shot. Great post.Theresa Cheekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429069123185290732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post-65393852783161063452011-01-12T23:00:39.050-08:002011-01-12T23:00:39.050-08:00ok then. different pope. but thanks for stopping b...ok then. different pope. but thanks for stopping by maestro!Lynne Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post-2525280552124138602011-01-12T22:14:39.249-08:002011-01-12T22:14:39.249-08:00Sixty thousand
fired with religious zeal
heads bar...Sixty thousand<br />fired with religious zeal<br />heads bared and bowed<br />Edda Mussolini on her knees<br />Il Papa Consolatore!<br />Pope Pius of Benito: "There was revealed to us a man whom Providence caused us to meet."<br /><br />He was borne aloft on the Sedia Gestatoria, by attendants in flame-colored livery. He was fanned by other minions majestically agitating great clusters of ostrich plumes upon long poles. His garment was white of a creamy richness, but his robe was all bloodred. On his breast blazed the Crux Pectorale, a great cross of diamonds. And above the shapely, bespectacled head of Pope Pius XI towered the holy apostolic tiara of pure, massy gold.<br /><br />Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,880486,00.html#ixzz1AtRQm4M3Erling Woldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18415381218771416011noreply@blogger.com