After much deliberation, procrastination and almost despair I started focussing on the make up of the buildings and what jumped out at me was the marble walls of the Barcelona Pavilion.
I loved the brown wall and in the far corner 'outside' was a statue and the two came together and started talking to me.
Sticking to my home connections I thought I would use a statue that pays tribute to our mining industry . This particular statue salutes the gold mining industry and is situated in Johannesburg, Gauteng.
You always have a 'different' take on our themes Phil and this is no exception . I was interested to see the way you cleverly made the figure stand out from the background and it really looks as though he is in a deep mine busily working .
ReplyDeleteI must apologize for the early posting. I had a 'new' blogger face and could not find the button to set the date and in frustration posted.
ReplyDeleteWonderful and powerful. So inspired to link the marble panel to gold mining and the two statues. Fabulous bit of painting - I think you enjoyed that! Like the way you have handled the miner. Drum roll! Hilary
ReplyDelete(I also had problems with the new Blogger - couldn't find where to add a caption for ages.)
Your painting is excellent and I too love the way the statue stands our from the roll. What paints did you use for the marble?
ReplyDeleteInktense for the main part. I had to build it up slowly. The gold paint was a paint pen (a bit like a khoki.)
DeleteVery well done Phil and so clever to use the mining in South Africa using the marble as inspiration. It is beautifully worked and very clever indeed. A great piece of work. Well done to you. I too found the blog difficult to work with hence the huge spaces which I couldn't figure out how to get around.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to have caused you to despair - your solution is both personal and wonderfully executed. I didn't realise that I was looking at your finished piece initially, there is so much depth to the piece.
ReplyDeleteI'm really looking forward to seeing this wallhanging in 'the flesh' one day to check out the painting and also see how the statue stands out. Love the significance of this strong piece!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant. Just goes to show we can think laterally and interpret our initial inspiration in so many ways. I love your personal twist with the gold miner. Your recreation of the rock patterns are superb. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteBlogger has been a real pain hasn't it? My blog post went haywire 5only showed masses of code. It took me ages to notice a tiny pencil in the top left of the edit screen, which apparently toggles between normal writing that we can understand and computer code. I only mention it just incase it happens to you too!
Claire
Your painting of the wall is quite stunning Phil. And great that you can continue your SA theme. It's very dramatic.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you have used the source and made it your own. The painted background is intriguing and beautifully done. The figure looks as though he's in the depths
ReplyDeleteWow Phil! Very strong interpretation of the marble wall - love it! And always putting a 'local twist' to your pieces.... brilliant! Think that the wall needs to be touched, stroked - such a brilliant Textural effect that you have achieved.
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