Here are two little paintings
that I recently finished. First is my MicroVisions piece which I call “Frightened
Monster”. The second painting, named “Night Knight”, was done for a quilt
project. Both paintings will be auctioned (the Knight painting as a part of the
quilt) and the money will go to the student scholarships.
Sometimes I wish these kind of scholarship projects existed when I was a
student, so that I could at least buy a proper oil paint, instead of having to
use the cheap little tubes of oil color manufactured in China, that I used to
buy in Prague, Czech Republic. But on the other hand, I often wonder if better
circumstances and more stimulating surroundings would help me become a better
artist…well, maybe…I don’t know. It’s also true that when things get tough, we
get to know our deeper Self and often get better and tougher, for if you are
not tough enough and always need somebody or something to lean on, despite of
all your great talents, you might not make it as an artist. In my opinion
talent and skill need to be accompanied by a set of other qualities within the
personality that have nothing to do directly with the artistic abilities,
things like perseverance, courage, a certain amount of boldness and even
stubbornness. One does not develop these qualities if the surroundings are too
supportive. On the other side, the lack of support can have a devastating
impact on the psyche, as we all know.
Anyway, that Chinese oil paint from Czech Republic was not that bad after
all. At least it had a very pleasant and natural smell that stayed with me
forever, and that I still associate with good old days marked by happy
enthusiasm, blessed lack of life and professional experience and above all my
burning love affair with painting.
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| Frightened Monster |
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| Night Knight |
