I don't know if this a special hosting software, or what, but I love this forum format. It is so much easier and fun than Egroups. Another forum at Artcalendar will give you an idea what this forum will lokk like once it matures.

I am still learning fresco. I have the frames, the putty, etc., I was waiting to buy a bunch of pigments from Kremer/Sinopia. I then bought a bunch. I am especially happy with Ultramarine Blue stabilised for fresco. I am unhappy that I bought genuine french ochre, golden, and found it to be exactly the same as Davis colors for cement (at $5 for a 3 lb bag!) I think I will use more Davis colors, the only trouble is they use their own names rather than traditional artist names.

I am particularly interested in Mexican Muralists, tropical themes, and a medium term goal for me is to establish a small studio in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. This would be in conjunction with a small factory making tourist items and mosaic reproductions. Plaster seems to come alive in the sun, and fresco is the nutrient to make it bloom.