Per Mano Merouda Pendray

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I have placed thumbnail images of the most recent additions on the bottom of this page, and thumbnails of all the portfolio pieces on this page. Thus, if you have the patience to wait for them all to load, you can get a glimpse at them all, clicking on the image only if you want to see greater detail. That should limit the number of times that the popup jumps on your screen. If, for you, the banner is doing its job of replacing pop-ups, the text part of the page still loads quickly and has hyperlinks to the large images. You don't have to wait for the thumbnails to load if you don't want to.

This is an intermediate reorganization of the portfolio; I'm planning on breaking it down into art styles--but that's a story for another day. If something that you had seen here in the past is gone, don't worry. The description is gone, but the images are here. Also, you might be interested in Gallery 3, which contains articles on making particular art works, some of which are not represented here.

I hope you enjoy the following pieces. I enjoyed making them all.

• AoA for Leif Greyfox
  
  Created in December 1994. Gouache and ink on paper. Detail of a work sized 9x12 inches, with an image area of 6.25x9.75 inches. Scanned from color copy. This is the only early Scandinavian work I've done on paper; shortly after this, I switched to making Runic works in clay or stone.
  
  
• Order of the Pearl for Morvan Corbet de la Flamme
  
  Created in March 1995. Gouache and ink on paper. Complete image of a work sized 11x14 inches, with the image sized 8x10 5/16 inches. Scanned from the original. Based upon Italian troemp l'oeil, with the sources for the images divided among several works. This was made as part of a project to assist the scribes of Atlantia, and I sure would love to deliver it to the owner--if only I knew where the owner is!
  
  
• Psalter of St. Louis for MagForce 7, Inc.
  
  Created May 1995. Gouache and ink on paper. Paper size of 9X12, with image area of ~7X8 inches. Scanned from original. Based on the abovementioned French work of the 13th century.
  
  
• AoA for Tereza di Leone
  
  Created in July 1995. Gouache and ink on paper. Complete image of a work originally sized 9X12 inches, with image area of ~7X10 inches. Scanned from color copy. Whitevine initial with humanist calligraphy; I did the calligraphy in extremely dim natural light. The lettering turned out surprisingly well, but my eyes were hurting when it was over! Based on a 15th century Italian style more than a particular work.
  
• AoA for Mirhi Deniz-Yetim
  
  Created December 1995. Gouache and ink on paper. Paper sized 9X12, with image area of 7X9 inches. Scanned from color copy. Border from a 15th century Koran, with an English alphabet designed to imitate Arabic script.
  
• Award of the Purple Fret for Munenori
  
  Created February 1996. Gouache and ink on dyed paper. Original work sized 12x9 inches, with image size of 9X7 inches. Scanned from color copy. Based on a 16th century Japanese painting and a 15th century Japanese woodcut, with an English alphabet meant to imitate a generic Asian hand (if such a thing could be said to exist).
  
• AoA for Aibhilin ni Dhomnaill
  
  Created May 1996. Gouache and ink on paper. Original work sized 12X9 with the image occupying 8 7/8X7 inches. Scanned from color copy. Based on the book of Kells and the Book of Durrow.
  
• Order of the Chivalry for Gunther von Brandenburg
  
  Created September 1996. Gouache, gold leaf, aluminum leaf, ink on paper. Paper size of 10x14 with image size of ~8X10.5 inches. Scanned from color copy. A much better example of my rather idiosyncratic bastarda. Based on Flemish work of the late 15th century. This was the second version; the initial work, more complicated, had an out-of-body experience with a cup of coffee.
  
  
• Order of the Willow for Merit Rose
  
  Created first week of January, 1997. Gouache and ink on paper. Paper size of 11X14 with the actual paining and calligraphy occupying 6.5X10.25 inches. Scanned from a color copy. Flemish troemp l'oeil, based on a breviary of the last quarter of the 15th century. Merit is a cook; the flora in the border consists of various spices and herbs in use during the Middle Ages.
  
• Latin Recipe
  
  Created March 1997. Gouache and ink on papyrus. Papyrus size of 8.5X11, with the calligraphy occupying 6.5X9.25 inches. Scanned from the original. A practice piece done at a demo--my first time working with papyrus. It is VERY different from paper, and I learned a few interesting lessons, like "metal nibs on papyrus make good calligraphy impossible" and "it is easier to write on the side of the papyrus that lies horizontal rather than the vertical side." One of Apicus's recipes, this gives directions for cooking a chicken.
  
• Order of the Grove for the Jararvellir Middle Eastern Dance Guild
  
  Created July 1997. Gouache, glair, composition leaf, ink on paper. Paper=11X14 inches, image=9X11 inches (approximate). Scanned from color copy. Based on a Persian Koran of the 16th century, with the artificial Arabic hand.
  
• Award of the Purple Fret for Donato and Aeyesha
  
  Created October 1997. Gouache, glair, and ink on paper. Paper size of 11X8.5 inches and image size of ~7.75X6.5 inches. Scanned from color copy. Based on the Rohan Hours, French, 15th Century.
  
• AoA for Lysette Cordon
  
  Created November 1997. Gouache, glair, gold leaf, ink on paper. Paper size 8x10 inches, with an image of 5.25X7.25 inches. Scanned from color copy. Based on the Hours of Catherine of Cleves.
  
• Study for an award for Giles Devon
  
  Created November 1997. Gouache, ink on paper. Paper size of 8.5x11. Scanned from the original. Based on an engraving--Japanese, 16th century. I made this first ink painting as a practice, to be sure I got it right for Giles.
  
• Order of the Willow for Gwenhwyvar Nocturnal
  
  Worked over the course of several years; calligraphy, drawing, partial illumination started July 1995, final work done in November 1997. Gouache, gold leaf, ink. Gold leaf laid by Peter the Goldsmith and red/blue colors laid for initials by Magdelena von der Plesse. I do not recall the actual size, but it was the largest paper I ever used, with the image contained in a space no larger than 10X13. Scanned from color copy. Items placed in the border were chosen for personal meaning rather than historical accuracy; few examples of trompe l'oeil borders contain gems AND flora. Based on the Franco-Flemish style.
  
• Order of the Grove for House Blue Rose
  
  Worked over the course of time; calligraphy and borders drawn in January, 1996, final work done December 1997. Gouache, glair, gold leaf, ink on paper. Paper size unknown, image size approximately 13x8 inches. Scanned from color copy. Another Flemish-type trompe l'oeil border; while flora and gems are rarely mixed, there are examples of gems with flowers painted as gems. Thus, the heraldic roses in this piece were painted as if they were gems. Based on late 15th century Flemish work.
  
• ABC-Pater Noster Page
  
  Created May 1998. Gouache, glair, gold, ink on paper. Paper size of 8.25x11.25. Scanned from the original. Based on Dutch work of the first half of the 15th century. This was a gift that did double duty as an A&S project; extensive documentation and close-up scans of portions can be found by clicking here.
  
• AoA for Mizumori Omitu
  
  Created September 1998. Paper size of 8.5x11 inches. Scanned from original. Sumi-e ink on paper. A Sumi-e orchid and the "generic Oriental" hand.
  
• Order of the Crwth for Cybele of Rowangrove
  
  Created September 1998. Paper size of 8.5x11 inches. Scanned from original. Acrylic gold, gouache, ink on paper. Yet another from the Hours of Catherine of Cleves; it isn't that I always do Cleves, it just seems to be the one I have time to get online!
  
• Award of the Purple Fret for Frederic
  
  Created December 1998. Gesso, gold leaf, gouache, ink on pergamenta. Pergamenta sized 8x10 inches, image area ~5.5x6.25 inches. Scanned from original. There is a very extensive description of its creation in Gallery 3.
  
• Award of the Purple Fret for Michael of Ravenslake
  
  Begun April 1998, completed December 1998, with some touch-up March 99. On 100% cotton paper, ~14.5x10 inches, with the image ~12.5x7 inches. Gouache, handmade paints, ink, glue size, gold leaf, aluminum leaf. Based on illuminated grants of arms from the Tudor era. Scanned from a color copy. Further information on the creation of this piece can be found here.
  
• Map of the Midlands
  
  Created January 1999. Paper sized 11x14. Gouache, ink on bristol board. This was a fun little project, making a map of the land covered by particular local chapters of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. I studied a lot of old maps to get ideas, but the need for absolute clarity made it hard to include a lot of detail. Scanned from original. Now that it has served its purpose and been returned to me, I may add some landscape detail and other such things as were on period maps.
  
• Award of Arms for Miguel de Montoya el Artista
  
  Created March 1999. Paper sized 9x12, with image sized ~6.75x8.5 inches. Gouache, ink, handmade paints, gold leaf, gesso on opaline vellum. Scanned from original. Further information on the creation can be found in Gallery 3, below.
  
• Prayer Book After the Dutch
  
  Finished Sept. 1999. Scanned from original. Information on the materials, et cetera, is included in the link above.
  
• Order of the Dragon's Heart for Caldor Quinncane.
  
  Created Sept-Oct 1999. Paper sized 9x12, with image sized ~6.75x8.5 inches. Gouache, ink, handmade paints on lana laid paper. Scanned from original. Further information can be found in Gallery 3, below.
  
• Order of the Laurel for Hal Raeburn
  
  Created December 1999. Paper sized 14x11", with image sized ~11x8". Gouache, ink, handmade paints, gold leaf, malt on vellum. Scanned from original. Based primarily on a 16th c. document, with some details from 16th c. woodwork. Closeups of each side are here and here.