Painting Fabrics: Part I by NykolaiAleksander, journal
Painting Fabrics: Part I
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An overlooked Luxury
We wear them, we sleep in them, we drape our windows with them, wave them around in the shape of banners and flags, or snuggle up on the couch in them.
[ Oil Painting by John William Godward ]
Fabrics are an integral part of our lives, and as such we have become so used to them that we don't really look at them anymore. They just exist, and that's it. The only time we may look at them more closely is if we see an elaborately decorated gown that deserves our undivided attention, or if they show up in paintings and illustrations, though even there they often seem to blend into the background, becoming a