The art of inside painting
Painted on the inside. Felt from the outside.
The brush enters through the opening of the glass sphere. Every line, color, and detail is then built in reverse on the inner surface.
Inside painting
A miniature world built in reverse.
The method changes the order of painting: details that would normally come last must often be considered first. The transparent glass then becomes both the surface and the window through which the finished scene is viewed.
- 01
Composition
The scene is planned to work around the curved interior of the sphere.
- 02
Line by line
The central forms and smallest gestures are painted through the narrow opening.
- 03
Layer by layer
Color and atmosphere build depth while preserving the softness of a hand-painted image.
- 04
Finished by hand
A brushed antique brass cap and matte braided cord complete the ornament with restraint.
Glass sphere
Inside-painted scene
Brushed antique brass
Braided hanging cord
See the result