Nature provides the artist with an inexhaustible supply of ideas as does the amazing recent development in micro-photography which shows so many different aspects of the plant and animal world. Particular attention is made to butterflies and insects which, according to our long experience with seminar students, are always very popular and belong to one of the most beloved themes. All are exquisite and delicate and, because they can be painted onto little porcelain objects, have a particular attraction especially for the beginners; their tiny details cast a spell over the beholder.“
This book is not merely just an educational exercise – the elaborate decoration should give the students lots of encouragement to paint something themself. The reader takes an excursion into the “alchemistical” work-place of the two artists: a continual flow of colours, lustre, relief paste; finest penwork with the addition of shining gold and other precious metals – an amazingly powerful collection of natural colours – giving a burst of adrenalin into your creative system!
PANTA RHEI (from the Greek = everything flows) certainly is the optimal and correct title for this book. You are able to see for yourself the shared works of these two artists and discover how inspiring the book is.