'Old Jack'
'He was of the generation that lived through war and the 'great depression', and came through it stronger than ever.'
oil on stretched canvas
50 x 50cm
- Amanda Russian
- Burpengary, Queensland, Australia
- For as long as I can remember, I have always loved art... I often get asked 'what inspires me?' When I was growing up...we made our own fun. We didn't go on expensive holidays or theme parks, our holidays were spent camping or we would rent an old 'beach' house and play on the muddy tidal flats, pumping yabbies for fishing. As a family we would go for Sunday drives....we might go for a bush walk, search under logs for 'critters', picnic in the middle of 'no where', or go for a cool swim in a rock pool in the mountains. When I first started painting, I mainly painted the beautiful places that my husband and I tavelled to on our many camping journerys. Now that I have my 2 beautiful girls...I am sharing the beauty of the outdoors with them, and they now feature quite often in my artwork. I have been told by many people, that my artwork brings back childhood memories for them, and I hope that my artwork reminds you of a special memory too.
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"Old Jack" is beautiful, Amanda. Such a strong sense of his character. Nice separation between the warm dominant light and that cool rim light. I think Anders Zorn used that lighting set-up often. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteOh my God! This beautiful that picture ... Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Candace and Mayra...I'm very happy and proud how it finished up. I now just have to show my grandfather...hope he likes it.
ReplyDeleteWonderful work. This is an amazing piece! He has such presence... Powerful!
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