The Art and things we've made thread...

[hermes2015]

what is your opinion of georgia o keefe?

I do admire her work, but I must admit my judgement may be clouded by an admiration for the persona behind the products of her aesthetic point of view.

i know little about her life, but her flowers and skulls have adorned my walls whenever o have the opportunity. your second piecereminds me of her stuff

very different style but still reminiscent

Georgia was married to the great Alfred Stieglitz, who played an important role in Marcel Duchamp's life when Duchamp was in New York as a young man.

[hermes2015]

Ooh! Nice!

Thank you, my dear.

[billy rubin]

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[Biggus Dickus]

A useful technique to expand art skills is to try something totally outside one's comfort zone. I did a self-imposed exercise like that recently, when I gave myself the task of painting a still life of a Hokkaido pumpkin, a tomato, and a green bell pepper. Not something I am usually interested in doing. The idea wasn't to produce a "work of art", but at least one person like it enough to ask me for it and it is now hanging in her kitchen. It was an interesting exercise in that I felt uncomfortable painting it, but it was nevertheless a good learning experience.

Alkyd oil paints, size 600 x 760 mm

Hermes!

These are both very beautiful, nice work, nice work indeed!!

I love the colors in both paintings,...the more I look at the flower the more and more I like it, again very nice work. I feel as if I'm lying in the grass staring at the petals against a long green meadow!!

 

[hermes2015]

Hermes!

These are both very beautiful, nice work, nice work indeed!!

I love the colors in both paintings,...the more I look at the flower the more and more I like it, again very nice work. I feel as if I'm lying in the grass staring at the petals against a long green meadow!!

 

Thank you for your kind words. They have both been received very well, in spite of just being self-imposed training tasks and a bit of a slog.

[hermes2015]

I haven't produced any art for almost a year. I have experienced low physical and emotional energy caused by the hormone therapy which was part of my prostate cancer treatment. This painting is not like my usual sombre non-figurative paintings, since I did it at the request of someone close to me, who has helped me through some difficult times. She wanted something floral, cheerful, and sunny. I produced what is frankly a pastiche—something I would not do for anyone else, so don't judge me too harshly! At least she is really happy with it.

The flowers are fairly realistic, but the background of leaves is more abstract. Oil paint. Size: 800mm x 800m.

[MarcusA]

I haven't produced any art for almost a year. I have experienced low physical and emotional energy caused by the hormone therapy which was part of my prostate cancer treatment. This painting is not like my usual sombre non-figurative paintings, since I did it at the request of someone close to me, who has helped me through some difficult times. She wanted something floral, cheerful, and sunny. I produced what is frankly a pastiche—something I would not do for anyone else, so don't judge me too harshly! At least she is really happy with it.

The flowers are fairly realistic, but the background of leaves is more abstract. Oil paint. Size: 800mm x 800m.

I'd say that it's anything but passe.

[hermes2015]

I'd say that it's anything but passe.

Thanks. Not passé, but definitely a pastiche.

[Tank]

I haven't produced any art for almost a year. I have experienced low physical and emotional energy caused by the hormone therapy which was part of my prostate cancer treatment. This painting is not like my usual sombre non-figurative paintings, since I did it at the request of someone close to me, who has helped me through some difficult times. She wanted something floral, cheerful, and sunny. I produced what is frankly a pastiche—something I would not do for anyone else, so don't judge me too harshly! At least she is really happy with it.

The flowers are fairly realistic, but the background of leaves is more abstract. Oil paint. Size: 800mm x 800m.

It's not in your usual style that's for sure. Love it

[hermes2015]

Thank you Tank. I wouldn't do it for many other people in the world.

[Dark Lightning]

That's quite nice, Hermes! I haven't carved anything in a year, and it took me 6 months to get around to running the wiring for my new table saw. I'm using it, and when I get some space cleated out, I'll get some carving done.

[billy rubin]

i had to look "pastiche" up.

is that necessarilly a bad thing?

[hermes2015]

i had to look "pastiche" up.

is that necessarilly a bad thing?

In an absolute sense, no. But an artist's ego comes into play here, because producing a pastiche is somehow seen as a betrayal of one's own style.

[hermes2015]

That's quite nice, Hermes! I haven't carved anything in a year, and it took me 6 months to get around to running the wiring for my new table saw. I'm using it, and when I get some space cleated out, I'll get some carving done.

Thank you! I know what you mean. Even at the best of times I have to push myself to start doing things. I guess my inborn laziness can be blamed, along with the recent hormone treatment.

[Icarus]

Periods of inactivity might be going around in the HAF community.  I too have not done much of anything in my workshop. I do have plans to build some things but have not yet mustered the energy to commence.