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by John W Walker
$70.00
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I found an old photograph taken in 1910 that has been in the public domain for many years, and decided to attempt a painting using the general view... more
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60" Diameter Not Including Tassles
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Machine wash cold and tumble dry with low heat.
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I found an old photograph taken in 1910 that has been in the public domain for many years, and decided to attempt a painting using the general view and perspective found in the old photograph. I initially wanted to do a more realistic painting but soon found that with the extremely low resolution of the photograph and the detail that this was impossible. So, if one looks closely, they will find that the buildings are mere shapes of various sizes inter weaved into a mosaic to give the impression of a city viewed from a high prominence. I did enjoy painting it even though it was very time consuming. I probably spent more time on this than I normally spend on 10 regular paintings.
Formal education for the artist began in a one-room schoolhouse in York County where on numerous occasions an impatient teacher applied a ruler to his fingers for drawing bunnies when he should have been doing seatwork. Thankfully, a truce was reached with the teacher before any real damage was done. His formal education eventually culminated in post-graduate work with a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Education. A teacher and principal for some twenty years, the artist spent the next twenty years as a computer programmer at IBM. Basically a self-taught artist, he continues to attend art classes and workshops as his schedule allows. “Watercolor, with its brilliance and fluidity, from abstractness to solid core realism, has...
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John W Walker
Lois, Yes, it was hard to stop. It was challenging to be able to create new buildings. They just kept coming. I got the idea from an old 1910 photograph. I am looking forward to trying another one with perhaps a different angle or perspective. Thank you for your positive comments!
Lois Bryan
Exquisite ... I love angles angles and lines and contrasts ... this is perfection!!! I can't even begin to imagine the persistence and patience and determination this must have taken to complete!! Now I have to ask ... were you happy and relieved when it was done ... or were you sad to leave it?? Great work as always ... such a joy to visit your images!!!! l/f t p