ornament – Wacław Wantuch

Tadeusz Piotrowski’s School

In Olsztyn, I joined a private school that was founded in 1981 by Tadeusz Piotrowski (in the photo). Piotrowski himself graduated from the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. At his school – named after Cennino Cennini – we mainly studied the technologies of the Old Masters of painting.Tadeusz kept […]

In my paintings, I use paints prepared by hand according to old recipes of masters such as Rembrandt, da Vinci and Vermeer. Each pigment I use has its own story – sometimes I have to search for it in caves with geologists, other times I find it at mineral fairs from collectors. Sometimes I find them in art conservatories, and sometimes I get them online.
I thicken the linseed oil I use in the sun, using a 14th-century recipe. This gives my works depth and durability, which is very important to me.
Despite the availability of modern technologies, I prefer to mix pigments with linseed oil by hand because it gives me a sense of connection with the tradition of the masters and the opportunity to experiment with different techniques, expressing myself in painting in an authentic and unique way.