Hey MDM!
Thanks man!
Sometimes it's a good thing to show a theme in context to
how it has developed/evolved over the years..
Been wanting to do a Seahorse chariot for some time now
so you may be seeing that soon...
Got an even more developed seahorse from that piece posted below...
I was hoping for the child-like feel when i started that new one
guess it's working...
figgered you'd like those flames...
judging from your signature
you're quite the pyromaniac :lol:
MarkusK-the stained glass pieces began around 6-8 years ago
but it's only recently that they've been resurrected for this current series with the Moai...I've always been drawn to the stained glass of Chagall mostly
but also Matisse...
got to go to the Getty museum a few years back for Stained glass exhibition
and who should have a stained glass there (and some full-scale drawing/cartoons for more) but Albrecht Durer...another of the artists that never fails to inspire and fascinate (esp his Apocalyptic woodcuts!)Seeing these up close showed me how they often paint over the glass and gently scratch off parts to reveal the stained glass below and giving it some great texture and shading effects!True religion doesn't need stained glass,but the beauty and grandeur of it was certainly used to establish the grandeur and "other-worldliness" of the Spiritual world..Folks in the Middle Ages were steered and corralled into the church and their beliefs in the Bible and especially the Church were strenghthened thru these beautiful pieces,just as we are,today, attracted to a glowing box to receive all of our information of the outside world and what to believe...
Sorry for babbling...
but learning about art knowledge is worthless without history and context...
Thanks for the visiting!
jabtiki-Dang! Mahalo for popping by!
Clarita!
You're such a sweetie-pie!
experiencing Life is a part of the artist's development
but not as necessary as
most of the 20 years spent with art
was spent on art and reading...
I'm mostly a hermit
and don't get out and "live" that much...
(granted-when i do go out to events and such
i squeeze 6-8 months of living into that one evening...
get it out of the way and store it up for later
like a squirrel! :lol:
I think the artist absorbs life and is moved by scenes and situations
that they FEEL INTENSELY..it's more like a quality/quantity thing
Most of the time I'm a crabby mean old person who doesn't want to interact with others...too draining...
BUT...in favor of your view
those small moments away from art and enjoying things like Laguna canyon in the morning when i drive to work
feeds that part of the heart and stores it for later
when I'm painting...
Ask most of my friends...
i'm one crabby mean person
when away from the studio
most of the time...
i think about art 75% of the time all throughout the day..
That could be from the Marines, with the discipline and focus of mission...
i think that lack of real "Living"
may be why the joy and laughter and love seeps thru in the pieces...
maybe the technique and all that book-learning
act as a substitute for the actual living in the now...
Anyways, i think for most,that theory of art/work/life balanced together works
i mean, look at Chagall-he was all about LOVE
and his work shows it....
i just wish i could love as deeply as him
cause then the work would get better...
Another way around it,and i often do this...
is to throw cliche's and easily-identified
stereotypes,situations,and symbols into the art..
that way the viewer is subconsciously drawing from their own emotional well
and relating it to the art in front of them....
So, an emotion felt by them is felt deeper because it is
facilitated by symbols and situations
that are easily recognized everywhere...
kind of a parlour-trick for emotionally stunted artists! :lol:
Anyways, thank you so much for your insight
and inspiration when it comes to thinking about the artist's inward life...
usually too busy painting to contemplate...
Any other artists want to chime in?
i imagine there's just as many approaches
as there are artistic personalities.....
Duddy! Good to see you! i think the funnest part about painting for 20-some years
is the ability to build up a body of styles and themes and re-approaching them and mixing them up and helping the work get better,,,That's the funnest part
and the reason i haven't stopped yet...too much cool stuff around the corner!
GROG-it's ALPACA!
grrrrrrr! :lol:
Well.... spent a BUNCH of time on this new piece
when i should be working on other things!
But i think it's almost done...
yesterday was all about the NAPLES YELLOW!
and watching "SHAOLIN DOLEMITE"!
(movies like that keep me balanced...
All Art books and no Dolemite movies makes Kinny a dull artist...
well, here it is....
practically done-just a half-day of touch-ups and finding the missing details
and such....
Also, i darkened boo ben's frame with some burnt umber and a dash of olive!
i may darken it a bit more this week....
I also found the original story behind this scene...
It's part of the kid's book I've been writing fer-friggin-ever!
Found it deep within my Appleworks files....
this is for you Marino! :)
The Little Lost Tiki listening to the Fishes' Song
After thanking the little fellow in the Volcano, the Little Lost Tiki started off again on his his boat. As he sailed off, night fell fast upon the waters. With nothing really to see or do, he decided to get some sleep. He dreamt of his family and friends, and everyone had met along his journey. After a while, he woke up, feeling very sad. It was the middle of the night and everything felt so still and quiet as he slowly floated forward.
The Little Lost Tiki had finally accomplished his task, but didn’t know the way home. The darkness around the boat, and the loneliness in his heart were too much for him to contain, and he wept. Suddenly he detected something strange in the distant darkness. They looked like big sticks, or palm trees without the palm leaves. Rowing closer, he realized that they were torches, unlit, but still torches, and they were sticking out of the water.
“Maybe if I light some of these, someone will see it, and maybe they can show me the way home.”
So he carefully lit one, then two, then more until suddenly the waters seemed to glow, brightening the darkness and reflecting off the surface. The ocean had become shallow as he drifted along and he began to see flowers floating both on the surface and below. they also seemed to glow in the torch light.
It was at that moment that the sound began. First, very low, so quiet that the lapping of the waves almost smothered it, Wiping the tears from his eyes, he strained to hear this haunting sound. As the sound grew louder, he also grew closer. Besides the sounds, there were also the rippling and splashing of the water, as if something were stirring beneath the waves. By now the sound became recognizable. It was a song of sorts.
“Was the water singing?” He thought as the sadness became curiosity which became nervousness. His question was answered that very second as fish of all shapes and sizes began to swirl around the boat, jumping over it, laughing and singing. And this is part of the song they sung...
“BORN FROM THE FAMILY TREE
LIGHTING ALL THE TORCHES
A LITTLE LOST TIKI
CONQUERS FIRE THAT SCORCHES.
LIGHTING UP THE BAY,
AND FEELING SADNESS,
THE FISHES WILL GREET HIM
WITH SONGS AND GLADNESS.
THEY WILL SING A SONG
TO HELP HIM FIND HIS HOME.”
Please excuse any spelling or grammatical errors...
I wrote this in the space of about 30 minutes...
in a trance! :lol:
So now that you have a bit of a story to go with it
maybe you'll enjoy it more! :)
now here's some closer investigations...
he's sad, but the sense of wonder is slowly creeping on his face...
a little less dour than the first,original attempt..
of course...a boat with an orongo prow has been something
I've been playing with for a few years...
I want a boat like this!
Here you can see part of the flowers,
both above and below the surface of the water..
big volcano in shallow water....
Purdy Angelfish-ish thing...
i know a Moai guy in a waterfall who would looove an oar about now! :lol:
Leaping Fishies!
these guys are weird versions of the Dorado...
Close-up!
you can see where i added water-soluble colored pencil to the acrylic
on wood...It gives you another textural element and helps certain areas FAST!
Seashells!
a close-up of the Palm on the left...
and this is for MarkusK and Mad Dog Mikey!
a close-up of the Seahorse!
that's it for now!
Busy day ahead!
Bye friends!
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[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2009-03-21 12:07 ]
