acrylic on canvas
A recently completed set that I have been working on periodically between other paintings. Lately I'm enjoying working on several pieces at once, just to change up the routine a bit. With these, I intentionally wanted to create two narrative character portraits; a straightforward statement and tribute to both the beauty and harshness of country life. I guess my inherent love for Renaissance art, particularly its portraiture, lurked in my subconcious during the birth of the initial idea, hence why I think I settled on representing the protagonists in a more straight, formal, symmetrical fashion, accompanied by symbols that pertain to them. The strength and resiliency of the human spirit is one of the main themes running throughout this one, in addition to the sheer desire to simply go back and concentrate on the figure as a painting subject.
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I'm really blown away by these... very beautiful pieces. The left one really kills me--that stoic, blank pose, undeterred by the wind (or other forces, presumably). I can smell rural air.
Andrea
Great Works!!The color and textures are exceptional! True art connects the viewer and artist and you have made that connetion yet again!!
Thanks guys! I really appreciate it! :)
You really do get a sense of the resiliency of the human spirit in these. I love them.
The rooster is great.
MAN! This is just, GREAT. It feels so old and weathered. I love it, Andrea.
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