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More painting was done. Parts were over painted.

A piece of metal was removed.

Stones were removed.

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More painting was done

more metal was added

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More metal was added
More painting was done. Some parts have to be over painted to bring about more color contrast and deepness.
More gems were added: triangle shaped onyx, square mother of pearl, carnelian and lapis lazuli. Maybe I will remove some of them again later, if I think I overdid the whole thing as usual. Maybe the whole painting has to be cleared up soon. This stage I reach in most of my paintings, and sometimes they get over painted in big parts then. I am not sure up to now what I will do this time. Maybe it won`t be necessary to over paint so much, because I did the painting after a drawing and not as usual out of nothing.
Up to now about 100 pieces of metal were used and 42 natural and glass gems.

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More painting was done
metal pieces were nailed on
the upper border was placed higher
a copper frame was added and nailed on. Probably I will add wood and aluminum at the end to complete the frame.

"Ancient Echoes" - Sitar, Lyre, Tabla & Fiddle... Video by ANCIENT ECHOES - MySpace Video

This is the music that inspired me to the metal painting
I intended to combine metalwork with painting for a long time, and when I heard this, I started. The metallic sound of the Sitar and the soft sound of the Lyre go together with the painting`s attributes, I think.


"Ancient Echoes" - Sitar, Lyre, Tabla & Fiddle...

ANCIENT ECHOES | MySpace Video

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more painting was done

aluminum was attached to copper

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metal was nailed on