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Third Still Life
Blue_Owl
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Hi Everyone!
I just finished my third still life. I am pleased with it. It was a challenge for sure, but I wanted to kick it up a notch. I was especially happy with the way the honey and comb in the glass jar turned out. Happy New Year to everyone!
I just finished my third still life. I am pleased with it. It was a challenge for sure, but I wanted to kick it up a notch. I was especially happy with the way the honey and comb in the glass jar turned out. Happy New Year to everyone!
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I love the folds of fabric, the reflections on the Cup
very nice paint, thanks to share
Happy New Year to you too
I think pushing yourself up a notch really paid off! Fantastic and congratulations on a great piece!
Something about me... My name is Robert. I am a graphic artist in Los Angeles. Art has always been a part of my life. I am one of the fortunate ones to have steady employment, and I am grateful, but I must admit, there has to be that "something more"! I could never feel complete as a person without doing what I really WANT to do...And that is ART. FINE ART! There is nothing that gives the same satisfaction as the arts...Music, Theatre, Literature, you name it, but those who do it, know the feeling. I am honored to be here amongst so many talented people! I am also a metalsmith...This is where the chalice in the painting came from. I studied Metalsmithing and Jewelry Arts for several years and I wanted to make a medieval chalice, so I did. It took over a year in production. It is hand hammered .925 silver and with rosewood knobs in the stem and it is set with 4 cabochon garnets. I have not done any metalsmithing for several years due to lack of a proper studio. The painting studio did not come with as many issues comparatively. I still needed the creative outlet, so I decided to paint. As a museum addict, and after seeing some of the great art in the world, I told myself, "o.k...just do it!" It would not have been possible though, I don't think, without having the fortunate happenstance of finding Mark Carder! So, to him I give the GREATEST Thank You! Some of my favorite artists are...Leonardo da Vinci, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Francisco de Zurbarán, Juan Sánchez Cotán, Picasso, Van Gogh, José Clemente Orozco, El Greco, Remedios Varo, Georgia O' Keefe, Vermeer, Rembrandt, and all the fantastic Still Life painters from the Dutch Golden Age. I also love Classic Greek Art, art from the Middle Ages—Renaissance and Illuminated manuscripts. I have a great interest in mayan and incan art and culture, as well as the interesting results that occured when the "old world" met the "new" during the age of exploration. I have been fortunate to have traveled to many Mayan archaeological sites in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, as well as to Spain in search of this quest. Those trips are also a big part of what inspires me.
Thanks for reading, and Again for all the wonderful comments! I wish everyone a wonderful year and I can't wait to see all of your new works of ART!
Oh, by the way, for anyone interested who lives in the LA area...There is a show at the Norton Simon called Significant Objects—The Spell of Still Life running through January 21st. I will be going before it closes.
http://www.nortonsimon.org/
Best Regards to all,
Robert
Thanks for your comment! Yes, it made the painting extra special for me. I had to make sure I did it justice. Funny, it almost looks better than the real one. The magic of oil paint, I suppose. If I wasn't intimate with it enough with it when I made it, I definately am now! Your keyhole point landscape is wonderful! I want to do a landscape at some point. :-)
Regards,
Robert
Hey great job on this one! Love the orange, the reflections and the work on the fabric!
Very very well done! Congrats Robert!
Oh and Happy New Year!