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blindedangel — Highway Before Spring
Published: 2004-03-19 21:22:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 1454; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 417
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I've been dealing with the illusion of realism. From a distance away I want the scene to come together. Up close the viewer is confronted with brushstrokes on a flat canvas.It is difficult to duplicate the same exact effect with this jpeg, but you get the idea I hope.
20x46" Acrylic on canvas
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Comments: 36
Great feeling of depth -- I love to drive and this captures the feeling of the U.S. interstate highway very accurately to me, the focus straight ahead and into the distance. I can feel the speed and movement in the work, the awareness of what the traffic ahead is doing, what it might do next.
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Thank you! Although this is a very specific place I have painted, I have had many people describe a place not so far from them, which tells me it has that "any place" feel to it that people connect to.
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It works. The smaller view is very realistic, (and the thumbnail even more so, appearing to be a photo) but in full view, the looseness of the brushstrokes is very evident. Wonderful work!
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Just what I wanted, thank you!
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I'm amazed that this isn't oils- you work very well with acrylics! The blending is wonderful. I'm not usually a huge fan of realism- but this is incredible. I wouldn't have thought a simple highway could look so beautiful
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Thank you! I go back and forth between acrylic and oils, my technique in both is influenced by the other.
I'm glad I could get you to stop and comment on something you're usually not a fan of
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I am trying to learn how to paint with oils- so I found this piece interesting.
Oh, and thank you for making me look at things I don't normally do 
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wow nice,the colours are perfect ,you paint from photos?,really nice i love your work
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Yes I do use my photos for references.
Unfortunately many of my subjects are difficult to paint on the spot.
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Just excellent... you know you have a good painting when people say "this reminds me of"
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Thanks!
I just love it when people relate an artwork to their experience---even if it is a drive down the highway.
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woo hoo! ive seen the original hanging in your house!
its very nice. i really like the aspect ratio you chose. anything in the wide format i find more interesting for some reason.
it was good to see a bunch of your paintings up close and personal!
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went a lil nuts indeed. bryan was like "yeah, we took down everything and replaced it with lisas artwork". and indeed, that was the fact. no exaggeration. hah. its good though. and i did more than glance FYI!
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I'm partial to wide format artwork as well.
I'm honored you bothered to glance at those paintings on the wall. My mom went a little nuts with hanging those up. I won't complain
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fantastic. This reminds me of traveling down any major highway, destination always on the horizon. great work.
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I still love this one.
So much.
I think about it alot.
You knew this.
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Your landscapes are so beautiful...
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that's so nice, you really make acrylic look like oil with your brush strokes. I like your paint textures
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Thank you! It always surprises me that people have trouble telling the difference between my oil paintings and my acrylics
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Good colour scheme, everything knits together nicely. Like the composition.
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it has been quite a long time since i had a look at your work. and now i am quite impressed. you really improved and i like your style alot. cheers!
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Thanks!
It had been a while since I had checked up on your work, and was pleasently surprised to see what you've been doing!
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interesting perspective, cool brushstrokes..great painting
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your painting technique always astounds me.
just like in your desciption, its painterly, but so accurate that from the thumbnail, the only way i know its a painting, is i see it was done by you!
i really enjoy and admire your paintings so much!
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I've been using acrylics in my beginning art classes. I could never imagine doing what you do. ;_; It looks so hard.
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I saw this in your journal and the way you've painted this is stunning.
Your brush stokes are so well-placed. Fantastic!
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wow gorgeous...It looks like a highway near where I live!
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