Been too busy on the studio-and-study rebuild to paint but got in a couple of hours last night with Vladimir and Nessim - very pleased with the paper I'm using, an encyclopedia found in the street which is old. Old enough for the paper to be of decent china clay, hot pressed and printed with steel engraving which perforce textures the paper. So walnut ink glides across it and can be manipulated before settling into the available groves; a shellack-based chinese ink floats agreeably on top; watercolour just does what its told.
Have five hours booked with them today - with the rest of the Arthe group, who were lovely last night, focused and quiet. Hope today will be like that.
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