Gold Fever. Part II.

Here are now a few pictures of the work in progress.
Once the decision of painting on gold was made I had to pick up the gilder.
Ten years ago, on a job in Southampton (NY) I met a talented french gilder, Malek Moussouni. A few years after he became one of my mural student son Paris and we kept in touch. We work together every once in a while and I proposed him the job.
He started by gilding all the moulding and once a few mural panels were covered I started painting.

Malek gilding a panel.

The magic of gold.

Mr Goldfinger in action.

Virginie, Malek's helper was also there to helps us keep up with a tight schedule.

The Gilders.

I had drawn my ornaments on tracing paper with very soft grapite pencil ( 4B) and would transfer using a hard one (4H).  

Look close ( click on the image) and you will see what I would get from the transfer...