The left panel more refined

In the new space the natural light helps us refine the forms of the left panel. The pointing machine is used occasionally to help define the forms but much of the work in done by eye at this stage.

new studio space

In the middle of June we moved into a new studio space with very nice sky lights for natural lighting.

After the initial rough out work the center panel is placed upright next to the model and the "smodellatura" begins.

It is time to begin the early stages of rough hewing the center panel. Large amounts of stone are removed quickly using the diamond disk.

At this point we are begining to define some of the principle forms of the drapery by eye. This facilitates the removal of excess material and makes the pointing go faster.

At this stage the forms of the figures are beginning to be more apparent.

Panel three is making progress and we are considering some modifications to the drapery.