Historical Scene Painting: Techniques with Dry Pigment

alan began researching and teaching classic historical methods of scenic painting in the 1900s (1992, specifically) utilizing dry pigments and gelatin glues to make his own paints.  Over sixty designs realized for the stage and well over one hundred shows serving as charge scenic artist and technical director. Specialty skills include design and construction, woodworking, fine metalwork, stone carving, leatherwork, mural and fine art paintings, mask-making, magic, juggling, fire-eating, unicycling, wire-walking, improvisational comedy, and commedia dell-arte performance, Yoga, rock climbing & mountaineering, kayaking, deep-tissue & neuromuscular massage, cookery, charcuterie & fermentation.  Calmed by the chaotic, he seeks to assist others along their journeys. Other professional work history includes fine arts, performance, rigging and construction, sommelier and chef, design and fabrication, teaching and arbitration.