Technique
Myles-Lea's paintings are executed on Belgian linen which he prepares with six fine layers of hand mixed gesso composed of warm rabbit skin glue and whiting (chalk dust). This is then sealed with a layer of gelatine size and a ground prepared with a mixture of burnt unber and yellow ochre oil paints. He uses paints manufactured by 'Old Holland', a company established in 1664 which supplied Dutch Masters such as Van Gogh, Vermeer and Van Ruisdael. 'Old Holland's' pigments are still ground today between porphyry rollers which ensure their extended colour permanence.
Since 1992, Myles-Lea has designed and made the frames for all his major works. These are of a timber construction which are gessoed, ebonised, gilded and waxed. They resemble the traditional Spanish and Dutch frames of the 17th century.
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