Thursday, August 7, 2014

Old is new again at the Highlands Festival in Abingdon, Virginia

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David Gillespie works on his miniature oil painting on Wednesday at the Highlands Festival in Abingdon, Virginia.  Gillespie makes the paints himself from crushed minerals and uses a glass to see the fine details of his painting.  This technic is from around the 1500-1700's in England.

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