"With the birds I share is a lonely view...." was a quote at a wake of someone I had met briefly, but the impact was great. There must have been some purpose for our paths to cross; I do believe that. This talented young man was an artist that mixed up mediums and created glowing works of art that begged to leap off the page and come to light. They were glimpses of life in unique vibrant texturized color in acrylic, water color, pastel and china ink mixed and swished together to make magic on canvas.
My friend urged me to our art gallery to meet him, that I would probably like his work. I was so glad I did. Canvas after canvas I was awed by the beauty and reality of his talent. His work was amazing. I love color as you can probably tell with my art work and this blog. I love to play with color, but it is tricky to do and to do it well enough to make it work and compliment the picture. I remember telling him, "Look how you used green on this man's face and it works!"
The hawk up above was made for my father as a symbol of strength, pride, and as a stoic survivor. In the theory of survival of the fittest, the hawk would surely be considered fittest and would reign on top. With this bit of painting, I played ever so meekly with watercolor and acrylic combined. I wasn't that brave but I did it. The background is a wash of watercolor, along with a smattering of the stump. Next time I might play more with pastel, watercolor and acrylic. This talented young man gave me the impetus to create, to experiment, to take my work a step further. I created the hawk for my father, but I think I must have also created it for this artist, too. I didn't know the lyrics from the Red Hot Chili Peppers would be at his wake (Funny, I always loved this song but never really listened to the words, nor the name of the song "Scar Tissue" - Interesting, because emotional pain may lessen, but it always leaves a scar. This song is about angst, loneliness, isolation...)...how fitting that I chose a bird on a lonely perch...sometimes the strongest is the loneliest....sdh...
