The 2023 Art Thread

[Aladdin]

Reminds me of Paul Klee

Thank you
I had not that in mind... but I can see why you think that.

 

[Aladdin]

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[Magnus McGinty]

Kind of took off today...while I was listening to Nick Drake's Pink Moon..

I was about to add in a few people..but I am undecided.

What do the urbanartists think?
Add people? Or not?

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Like silhouettes in the windows? Dunno.

 

[Aladdin]

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[surreybrowncap]

Yes...I stuck on some silhouettes the other day on squares of white paper.....then I worked on the windows and moon today..and. I thought the silhouettes looked very tiny and maybe distracting? But now I am not sure what to do.
See below.
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I like the white figure - maybe one or two more of those..
Not sure about the darker ones...

 

[Aladdin]

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[Magnus McGinty]

I agree. The person walking works better than ones in the windows.

 

[Aladdin]

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[surreybrowncap]

Why not a Dalmatian....?
Although I get the impression you want to keep to the colours of the rest of the painting....

 

[Aladdin]

Why not a Dalmatian....?
Although I get the impression you want to keep to the colours of the rest of the painting....

Well I had a chat with a pal who thinks they want the painting. They like that there is nobody in the windows..as its up to the imagination as to who lives there etc.
I'm not sure they want a dog walker. Will ask.

The more I look at it the happier I am with it as is. Another benefit of oil paint. I am forced to wait.

 

[surreybrowncap]

Yeah - it doesn't really strike me that this needs figures...
I like the painting at 152 of the thread .. the moon etc..
Think the building should remain without anything in windows..

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Well I had a chat with a pal who thinks they want the painting. They like that there is nobody in the windows..as its up to the imagination as to who lives there etc.
I'm not sure they want a dog walker. Will ask.

The more I look at it the happier I am with it as is. Another benefit of oil paint. I am forced to wait.

I think it works as is. Bear in mind I’m not a professional artist.

 

[Knotted]

It looks ominous without the silhouettes. Maybe that's a good thing? More of a statement?

 

[Aladdin]

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[ohmyliver]

A drawing of our cat putting up with being drawn

 

[Aladdin]

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[surreybrowncap]

Got a message from someone today to tell me someone in Virginia wanted me to know my landfill art project was going on the road oto a gallery in Florida next January for a couple of months
Chuffed!!

Here is the piece. Its a hubcap ..the idea was to paint on it. I only had 4 tubes of oil paint and decided to paint it and scratch out a design. Ended up with a fish..after The Salmon of Knowledge story.

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I like the sheen on it and shield-like quality

The Salmon of Knowledge?

 

[Aladdin]

The Salmon of Knowledge?

Yes..I called it The Salmon of Knowledge..

The Salmon of Knowledge | Visit Louth

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[surreybrowncap]

Yes..I called it The Salmon of Knowledge..

The Salmon of Knowledge | Visit Louth

Visit Louth, accommodation, attractions and events in Louth, Meath, Boyne Valley

www.visitlouth.ie

I had a book on Irish mythology.
Seemed to ring a bell.
No idea that you named it that!

 

[Aladdin]

I had a book on Irish mythology.
Seemed to ring a bell.
No idea that you named it that!

Well...that is a coincidence!!

 

[Mumbles274]

SP

 

[Aladdin]

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[cesare]

I really love that!

 

[Aladdin]

I really love that!

I am very glad that you love it. Thank you..

 

[cesare]

I am very glad that you love it. Thank you..

It's really beautiful and jumps out of the screen

 

[Aladdin]

It's really beautiful and jumps out of the screen

It brought this to my mind...

The strongest oak tree of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.

Napoleon Hill

 

[oryx]

You are really talented, Aladdin . Love your art.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Beautiful work, Aladdin.

Thank you for sharing it with us. I feel privileged to be getting a first look at these.

 

[Aladdin]

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[Knotted]

My sister is a professional artist and makes a fair amount of money from her work (otoh I have all the talent of plank of wood). I may ask her if she has any advise regarding promotion etc. for the budding artists on this thread.