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sylviad
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| 08/04/2009 1:07 PM |
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This is an original watercolor painting of a fishing village in LaPlace, Louisiana. 12x16 on arches 140# CP paper.
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gmkutscher
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| 08/04/2009 1:21 PM |
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"September 22, 1862 - The Will of God Prevails"
Lincoln's desk as he finished writing the Emancipation Proclamation
oil on canvas - 30" x 40"
When I began my research for my painting, I was drawn to Abraham Lincoln’s own words when he said." I made a solemn vow before God, that if General Lee is driven back...I will crown the result by the declaration of freedom to the slaves."
On September 22, 1862, Lincoln gathered his cabinet and read aloud his Emancipation Proclamation. My painting is a snapshot of his cluttered desk that morning prior to the called meeting as he "dressed it over a little". The soon to be read document's four pages, sit on a copy of the Declaration of Independence that Lincoln proclaimed is ‘the Father of all moral principle’. Lincoln was known to write his thoughts on small pieces of paper and later assemble them for his document or speeches. The small note on the brim of his hat, written in Lincoln's hand, refers to the first line from his "Meditation of the Divine Will" written in early September, 1862. In his stovepipe hat is Special Order #191 that was discovered lying on the ground just days later by two Union soldiers, detailing General Lee's orders for the Invasion of Maryland. Also in his hat, a telegram from General McClellan confirming that Lee was driven back at Antietam on September 17th and giving the President the victory he needs to formally announce his Emancipation Proclamation.
Slumped forward in Lincoln’s hat is Jack the Doll, a soldier doll played with by Lincoln’s boys, Tad and Willie and dressed in a fiery red and blue Zouave uniform. His story reveals the horrors of war as he is branded a deserter one day, a spy the next and even falls asleep at his post. After hanging or death by firing squad, the boys would bury him in the Rose Garden. After being dug up numerous times, a mock trial was held with their father, where he proclaims, “the doll Jack is pardoned by order of the President".
"Shall then, thenceforward and forever, be free." These seven words, from the final sentence of the first draft, and only slightly changed for this draft, changed a war and the lives of so many are written on another scrap of paper and became the starting point for my painting. The family Bible as well as numerous books including the "War Powers of the President" and the morning newspaper, each with their own significance are placed strategically completing the scene showing Lincoln's greatest document.
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Kassie
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| 08/04/2009 2:18 PM |
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I think 90% of the work shown in this thread deserve to be published in Artist's Magazine. Maybe an entire issue could be devoted to just this Forum of Critiques. I would love to sit and study them in printed format.
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SingingBrush
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| 08/04/2009 2:51 PM |
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I second that idea of an entire issue devoted to critique. I think we love to see what others are doing and we learn a lot by a helpful, tactful critique. I respect the advice of those who know what they are doing and can give me helpful points/tips to make my art better. What I don't like, during a critique is someone telling me my art stinks, but, doesn't tell me how to improve it. ha. |
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SingingBrush
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| 08/04/2009 3:06 PM |
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| RE: "September 22, 1862 - The Will of God Prevails"
Your art is absolutely astounding. The detail and realism is just fantastic. All I can say is WOW...and wonder how in the world you did that to make it look so real. Your subject matter is very inspiring in a time when political art barely even gets any recognition if it is not "politically correct". My respect and "hat of free expression" is off to you! Well done! |
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Yarndance
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| 08/04/2009 4:39 PM |
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This is from a series I'm working on, County Fair. I like the idea that even the trash cans are fun at the carnival, so I call it "Fun Trash". It's watercolor on cold press paper, and is about 5x6"
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glasspuzzle
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| 08/05/2009 11:26 AM |
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This picture, titled "Earthquake" is a recent one-step "glass puzzle." It is a technique I use in the first step of my non-objective works, frequently leading to a collage.
All of my work has a horizon, representing a place to be on the earth. Beyond that my only constant is a more or less stable collection of glass fragments of various shapes and sizes that I use for composition. I lay some of them out on a clean piece of water color paper, usually 140 lb cold press. The next step is to spray clear water over the entire piece of paper, in greater or lesser volume, and then outline parts of the glass with two or three colored inks. When the ink and water dry and I remove the glass the resulting "puzzle" next hangs on my studio wall to "ripen." Sometimes, as in the case of "Earthquake," I decide it is finished. Sometimes it fails utterly and is torn up for other projects. Most often it becomes the basic part of a collage.
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Fishiericher
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| 08/05/2009 3:45 PM |
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| Kauai Waves 20x30 Acrylic on Canvas. Open to any and all critiques. |
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Suna
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| 08/06/2009 11:58 AM |
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| Pastel painting, ''Alaska'', 47x63cm. on pastel paper. |
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Suna
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| 08/06/2009 12:01 PM |
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| ''Bünyamin'', 48x65cm. Pastel on pastel paper. |
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bdycttdncr
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| 08/06/2009 11:58 PM |
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| "Dots, Stripes, & Baby" This is a 17 x 14" watercolor on 140# cold press d'Arches paper, limited palette of Winsor Newton pigments.
I wanted the juxtaposition of pattern against pattern counterpointing the smooth skin to create a dynamic mix. Ruth |
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brasingtont
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| 08/08/2009 8:18 PM |
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My art is inspired by my visits to our lake property, where we will live throughout our retirement eventually. I painted this painting, "Waiting for the Moment", in oil on a 12 x 24 canvas. Though the Great Blue Herons are abundant, they are difficult to catch at the perfect spot. It took a few camera shots of the water I wanted, the rocks I wanted, and the bird I wanted to put together this painting. My career has been in teaching, though English not art. Since we've begun our "empty nester" years , my interests now are turning more toward my hobby. It has been probably over thirty years since I painted in oil until now.
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brasingtont
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| 08/08/2009 8:33 PM |
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This is a 16 x 20 oil painting I've named "Cherokee Evening". It is from a photo, one of hundreds I've taken, just after sunset while out on Cherokee Lake in Tennessee. I love this place and love to paint it.
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Boxworkstudio
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| 08/10/2009 12:41 PM |
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| "And A Little Child Shall Lead Them" (Homage to Joseph Cornell) 2009 Mixed media assemblage
Angela Petruncio, Artist |
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rombo58
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| 08/11/2009 10:25 AM |
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I am Scott Rombokas and this is "Cora," an 11 x 14 inch oil on canvas just completed.
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rombo58
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| 08/11/2009 10:27 AM |
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I am Scott Rombokas and this is "Cora," an 11 x 14 inch oil on canvas just completed.
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Janice 1
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| 08/11/2009 11:56 AM |
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| Janice Erwin
Medium is Pastel
Dimensions are: 11 X 14
Being relatively "new" to painting with pastels and doing portraits, I am very intersted to here how a professional artist views my work. Their critique would be invaluable. |
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BJankowski
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| 08/12/2009 10:27 AM |
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This is a watercolour painting I did a few years back. It is 222 x 30 300lbs Archer Paper. It is created with large salt crystals. It is one of my early paintings and I enjoyed doing it.
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Linnapoos
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| 08/12/2009 8:26 PM |
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This is "Vernazza Harbor", 9 x 12 oil on panel,
My sister and I toured Italy together and visited the Cinque Terre, Vernazza is one of them. They are beautiful small "villages" on the Ligurian coast and Vernazza was my favorite. This painting brings me right back to the moment we sat in the harbor soaking in the sunshine and "life" of the village.
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artworkbycamille
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| 08/12/2009 10:10 PM |
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Lighthouse at the Keys (2009), Acrylic on canvas, 20"H x 16"W
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