I think I previously posted the photo I took last year that I used for reference in this painting I finished the other day. It's track that was originally laid by the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company in 1873 near Engle station (in Texas, of course).
I consider this to be a sort of homage to the American painter Maynard Dixon (1875-1946) who painted the American West in the first half of the 20th century. The homage is in the form of an equestrian figure I worked into the clouds. If you didn't notice it, thanks. I was hoping it would slip by at the subliminal level.
I like your paintings! A man with a lot of talent!
Nice Kent, Would have taken a while to notice, had you not said something.
Bruce
Kent, that sky is certainly Dixon-esque. Very nice. Ummmh, I found the buffalo, the coyote head, the scorpion and the rough outline of Galveston Bay, but could not locate the horse as yet.
Thanks, guys. As you probably know, one of the great things about surveying mostly outside of urban areas is having a chance to see the landscape in all sorts of different conditions. There are some scenes that are fairly unremarkable in one light, but magical in another.
Kent-
Well done.
Maybe you'd like a Grand River to portrait ?
Cheers,
Alex and Derek
> Maybe you'd like a Grand River to portrait ?
Derek, I am planning to paint the Rio Grande sometime soon. Does that count?
Kent-
As Marshall McLuhan put it ........
The medium is the message.
Will it be in oils, egg tempura, charcoal or water base ?
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Derek
> Will it be in oils, egg tempura, charcoal or water base ?
I prefer acrylics of the heavy body variety that have about the same consistency as oil paint from the tube.
Kent- That is indeed some impressive symbolism you’ve worked into your painting. Dare I say the dragon snorting out the Early Triangular Dart Point which turns into magical puffs of flint dust is tattoo worthy?
I base my newfound knowledge and recognition of potential tattoo-laudable art interpretation to the tutelage of my new tattooist, Brandy, who explained to me that art is best interpreted by the artist and not the “skin target” as evidenced below in a photo taken during the application of my recent birthday gift... commissioned by my wife and 6 dear friends I owed money to on account of bad sports wagers:
> I base my newfound knowledge and recognition of potential tattoo-laudable art interpretation to the tutelage of my new tattooist, Brandy ...
Mike: That is moderately prudent of you not to follow the lead of other Pacific Northwesters who simply assume that high-quality tattoos will be available in the correctional facilities of your states. :>
> > other Pacific Northwesters who simply assume that high-quality tattoos will be available in the correctional facilities of your states.
Indeed Kent. One does not want to have rank amateurs perform this important work when preparing for the inevitable first trip to the "joint", AKA “Texas Finishing School”.
Nice painting Kent.
> Would you consider having this published?
Actually, I'm having prints made of the paintings in the whole series and plan to sell them when I have about a hundred complete. They are all Texas scenes, mostly from survey projects in Central and West Texas.
