A slow day. Painted red over the four pine frames I have. The red, mars violet, caput mortuum, is a base coat for future spraying (or gilding) as spraying into recesses or deep parts can be difficult, so it's good to have a base which is designed to show through these areas. This only took an hour or two. Also, updated Argus to v1.66 a little, mostly cosmetic neatening to thee menu items.
It's hard to focus today as tomorrow is the first day of a new tax year, thus I'm preparing for that full day.
Have been looking at some paint brands new to me, with horror! I knew from testing how Michael Harding paints are outstandingly yellowing. Anyone who proudly grinds delicate ultramarine in linseed oil is committing a crime against art. Some of these so-called rare and artisan oil brands would, I can tell, be hugely inferior to staple brands like Winsor and Newton. Of course, none can touch the subline Blockx, which is by far the best paint I've used, a clean step better than the next best.
