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Australia
Painting, Oil on Paper
Size: 6.5 W x 8.9 H x 0.4 D in
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“If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” ― Percy Bysshe Shelley * I painted this one last spring just as the blossoms were starting to arrive. It’s not often that I manage to get one down in a single session ‘all prima’, but I got it in a morning’s work this time, which is most satisfying. I normally produce my better work by commencing with a direct painting from life, but then take some time reconsidering and adjusting in the studio, but the only change made to this one was to crop some of the top off the image, which I think makes a more pleasing composition. It is painted on hand-prepared archival paper, and measures 22.5 x 16.5 cm. I am offering it in a frame which suits it – the white one. The grey frame image is just to give you an idea of other possibilities. If you like the painting but don’y want the frame, that’s ok, just let me know and I’ll ship it unframed, and remit 20 euros to you off the purchase price. *Just an amusing note on Mr Shelley the poet – he is one of the most respected English poets, but it’s kinda ironic that his wife, Mary Shelley, is more famous as a wordsmith. She wrote the blockbuster ‘Frankenstein’s Monster’ as part of a parlour game activity at Lord Byron’s residence. Byron, who was described by one female acquaintance as ‘mad, bad, and dangerous to know’, regularly held these kind of get-togethers for the idle rich to help the time pass.
Painting:Oil on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:6.5 W x 8.9 H x 0.4 D in
Frame:White
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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Ships From:Australia.
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I’m Jean David, and I am an artist and art teacher. I have had a passion for painting and drawing all my life. These days, I will generally paint and draw anything that will be still enough for long enough to let me! I prefer to paint directly (ie with the actual subject matter in front of me, rather than a photo) either in the studio or out in the elements ‘en plein air’. To me, a well executed drawing or painting (mine or anyone else’s) can convey a truth more eloquently, an emotion or a feeling of human experience more truthfully than any other form of expression. I can still remember the first time I saw a Leonardo drawing in a text book – I was literally transfixed at how the world could be viewed in a different way other than how I had been brought up. To me, the Leonardo drawings were able to get directly to the heart of the matter, and disregard what he could not be bothered to ‘see’. Since my decision to become a full time artist some twenty something years ago, I have tirelessly pursued a goal to be able to just do it better. This has inevitable involved me going through a number of stages and phases, all of which have helped me acquire more experience and skills as I moved forward. It has long been touted that in order for an artist to develop, he/she needs to travel and experience different environments, so the journey is a physical one as well, and my wife (Isix) and I have lived in Australia, England, Wales, The Netherlands , Hong Kong and France, taking in many other countries along the way, including Spain, Portugal, Italy, Scotland, Germany, Croatia, Russia, Sweden, Crete, Fiji, New Caledonia.
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