Book of Armaments - version 1
When I first decided to create the Monty Python Book of Armaments, it was just as a practice piece. No expectations for the final result.
The gold paint I used sucked and looks like brown mud. I did, however, like the humming birds and flowers.
Book of Armaments - version 2
In this version, I changed the calligraphy to a hand I did better. I replaced the pink flowers and insects with the Sandy Lion glittery stickers. I also changed to a sumi gold and put the rabbit in the versal. I also replaced the standard red and blue with my fluorescent gouaches.
This version improved the appearance, but I was still unsatisfied.
Book of Armaments - version 3
In this third version, I returned to the pink flower stickers and plain insects, brought back the hummingbird, and kept some of the glittery flowers as incidentals. I replaced the sumi gold paint with an image of real guilded gold.
This is the version I had seen in my mind those years ago. Now I am satisfied.
Contact me for information on purchasing a print this piece. size 11″ x 14″.