Preparation of Test Panel

Name: Kathryn Kremnitzer
Date and Time:

2015.10.05

Location: Lab
Subject: Making of gesso

(time unrecorded)
Applied first layer of gesso (vertical) to front and back of panel

Date and Time:

2015.10.07

Location: Lab
Subject: Making of gesso

9:30am

Continued preparing gesso using a larger mason jar to yield a larger batch.

11:30am

Applied water to back of panel; applied second layer of gesso (horizontal) to front of panel

12:15pm
Sanded panel; applied water to back of panel; applied third layer of gesso (vertical) to front of panel

1:30pm
Sanded panel; applied water to back of panel; applied fourth layer of gesso (horizontal) to front of panel

2:23pm
Sanded panel; applied water to back of panel; applied fifth layer of gesso (vertical) to front of panel


Date and Time:

2015.10.12

Location: Lab
Subject: Making of gesso

3:48pm
Sanded panel; applied water to back of panel; applied sixth layer of gesso (horizontal) to front of panel


Date and Time:

2015.10.12

Location: Lab
Subject: Making of gesso

8:50am
Began preparing gesso - warmed in water bath with jar atop triform platform of mason jar covers to prevent cracking

9:27am
Sanded panel; applied water to back of panel; applied seventh layer of gesso (vertical) to front of panel

Sanded for a total of nearly one hour

1:50pm
Applied isolation layer to half of panel (bisected by piece of masking tape)


Date and Time:

2015.10.14

Location: Lab
Subject: Application of bol

11:45pm
Applied first layer of bol (horizontally) to 1A

12:10pm
Applied second layer of bol (vertically) to 1A

12:25pm
Applied third layer of bol (horizontally) to 1A

(photograph improperly oriented)

Date and Time:

2015.10.15

Location: Lab
Subject: Application of pigment

4:15pm
Applied cold pressed oil with copper green to 1D
*brush was not well suited to applying pigment - too stiff/ thin/ tapered

4:22pm
Applied stand oil earth green pigment to 1E
*accidentally landed my hand on the upper middle area leaving smudged imprint

4:28pm
Applied cold pressed linseed oil with earth green pigment to 2E

4:30pm
Applied stand oil with copper green to 2D



Subject: Application of gold leaf

Sanded 1A with 1000 grade sand paper before burnishing - had to be mindful of thinner areas of bol

Burnished 1A with alabaster burnisher - made a burnished square within the square bol on which to apply gold leaf, careful not to burnish anywhere near the masking tape used to maintain gridlines

5:30pm
Marjolijn applied alcohol, water, rabbit glue mix to 1A and, immediately after, I applied the gold leaf as quickly as possible.


Noticed scratch lines on gold leaf surface as soon as it made contact with the panel - Marjolijn explained that this may be a result of tension - that the foil is pulling slightly in adhering to the panel. This can be burnished out.