jaxenro Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I now have about 7 or so books printed or ready for printing and assembling: The three volume set of Napoleon's life - Slipcased together The two volume set of John Flaxman's Illustrations of Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey - Slipcased together The first two volumes of my "History of World Art" series The Paintings of Jacques-Louis David - individually Slipcased The Sculpture of Antonio Canova engraved by Henry Moses - individually Slipcased In another week or two I should have some sets assembled and ready to go. What I need is a few people familiar with miniatures to look them over and critique them. Tell what they see wrong, what I could do better, etc. In exchange they can keep them or dispose of them as they decide. I feel like I can only progress so far without some independent review at this point. If this is something you think you can do please PM me. I hope this isn't out of line for asking here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minilover62 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Can you post pictures of them? that would be a good start to critique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxenro Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 Definitely will post pics. But it’s hard to flip through the pages of a photo together a feel for how it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Joel, I sent you a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxenro Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 Thanks - I have two volunteers this place is the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxenro Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 First pass at my Homer by Flaxman - Iliad and Odyssey each includes all 34 original plates done by John Flaxman I can see some areas to improve but I am getting better 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxenro Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 BTW My publisher: Tho.McTighe Esq. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxenro Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 I keep working through trying to improve my technique will have something concrete soon. I am starting the History of Art series so far have six volumes (David, Ingres, Canova, Thorvaldsen, Alma-Tadema, and Bouguereau) plus the special two volume Flaxman Homer set I am reworking as an add along. I am working on the proper mix of varnish for the covers (half matte, half satin with a dash of flow-aid) and getting the slipcases correct (playing with some jigs that seem to be helping). Eventually I would like 40 or more volumes. There are so many fine artists to do. Attached is the sample page for the David and Ingres books. I get two books to a 8.5 x 11 sheet about 40 pages each. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deb's designs Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Love the fine art books. Very nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxenro Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 Some covers given the varnish treatment for Alma-Tadema and Bouguereau 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxenro Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 I laid out two more books: Titian (Italian, c. 1488–1576) Paolo Veronese (Italian, c. 1528–1588) (both from the Venetian School) am working on the Old Masters now. I have a list of about fifty of them but some, like Giorgione, might be hard as there are so few actual artworks attributed to him. I am drawing my inspiration from things like the old Time/Life series of books that covered a topic like the history of art, and the Library of America series I have where each book is individually slipcased. So they will be slightly oversized books, closer to 1" or a scale 12", but slipcased and common bound. Each book will consist of about 35 paintings, sculptures, or other artwork, from one artist. I haven't decided on the later nineteenth century forward as, except for academic art, and some of the pre-Raphaelites, it just isn't to my liking. Although I told my wife I would do a Van Gogh book for her. This is the list I am working to now I think it is representative of the various era's and types of Renaissance, Rococo, Baroque, and other painting styles: Cimabue (Italian, 1240–1302) Giotto di Bondone (Italian, 1267–1337) Duccio (Italian, 1255–1318) Simone Martini (Italian, 1285–1344) Ambrogio Lorenzetti (Italian, c. 1290–1348) Pietro Lorenzetti (Italian, c. 1280–1348) Gentile da Fabriano (Italian, 1370–1427) Lorenzo Monaco (Italian, 1370–1425) Masolino (Italian, c. 1383–c. 1447) Pisanello (Italian, c. 1395–c. 1455) Sassetta (Italian, c. 1392–1450) Sandro Botticelli (Italian, c. 1445–1510) Domenico Ghirlandaio (Italian, 1449–1494) Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, 1452–1519) Michelangelo (Italian, 1475–1564) Raphael (Italian, 1483–1520) Correggio (Italian, 1490–1534) Giorgione (Italian, 1477–1510) Tintoretto (Italian, 1518–1594) Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1403–1482) Beccafumi (Italian, 1486–1551) Jan van Eyck (Flemish, c. 1390–1441) Hieronymus Bosch (Flemish, 1450–1516) Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528) Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, 1472–1553) Hans Holbein the Younger (German, 1497–1543) Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Flemish, c.1525–1569) El Greco (Greek-born Spanish, 1541–1614) Adam Elsheimer (German, 1578–1610) Caravaggio (Italian, 1573–1610) Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640) Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665) Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599–1641) Diego Velázquez (Spanish, 1599–1660) Charles Le Brun (French, 1619–1690) Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669) Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, 1632–1675) François Boucher (French, 1703–1770) Charles-André van Loo (French, 1705– 1765) Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723–1792) Thomas Gainsborough (English, 1727–1788) Canaletto (Italian, 1697–1768) Anton Raphael Mengs (German, 1728–1779) Johann Zoffany (German, 1733–1810) Benjamin West (American-born British, 1738–1820) Angelica Kauffman (Swiss-born, 1741–1807) Antoine-Jean Gros (French, 1771–1835) Francisco Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828) William Blake (British, 1757–1827) John Constable (English, 1776–1837) Théodore Géricault (French, 1791–1824) Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxenro Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 I am doing them in batches now. The pages are edge glued but not yet trimmed and I have started folding the covers. I will be sending these out as samples 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-life madness Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 1/19/2020, 5:48:40, Miniatures in Marble said: My publisher: Tho.McTighe Esq. Your publisher looks like my house inspector....they could be sisters. She is very Sassy and vocal! http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2017_03/large.58d9a78377be5_Cocoinspecting.jpg.abd812aa8ca094eadb0c08773d390d3a.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxenro Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 Except for him being a Thomas I would agree. Maybe brother and sister. He is a little thing too never seemed to lose the kittenish little boy look but we love him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-life madness Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Pardon me Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 1/19/2020, 7:48:40, Miniatures in Marble said: BTW My publisher: Tho.McTighe Esq... I remember Buster Brown's dog was named Tighe (he lived in a shoe...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxenro Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 I don't call these failures so much as learning experiences. Each one is a little better, each one I refine my technique a little. I am also working on some jigs to help but essentially this is the discard pile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyole Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 I love Thomas! He is so darned cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxenro Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 Have a touch of pneumonia slowing me down but I did manage to get a few more pages set up to print. Here is the first few pages of a sample of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NellBell Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 These are so pretty amazing color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxenro Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 Yes the Japanese wood block prints translate really well in this scale (bottom row) can’t wait to assemble one. The colors are so vibrant when I toss in Asian art, Persian miniatures, Greco-Roman art and sculpture, architecture, pottery, and on and on I could easily see the series going over 200 books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Joel, more years ago than I care to remember we used to live at the end of Enota Drive in Gainesville, GA. In fact, that was our first house and had the tiniest kitchen imaginable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KathieB Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 The gold edging is a nice touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 I'm boggled by the 1:12 marbling on the endpapers. The gold edging adds a perfect touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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