Apotheoun (Tom Livezey at Eleven)

[Garth Herrick]

As requested, I will send some posts of painting details:

[Garth Herrick]

More details, but some are less close up.

And finally, the painting with its frame, which I think helps to unify the composition.

[Geary Wootten]

ps........ Garth....I just saw your extreme close ups and I'm amazed at how little tone and color is needed sometimes to make a huge difference in getting the most realistic nuances. I think Mr. Bouguereau said it best when he had a sudden manifistation come to him during a time early in his career:

<< "During that period of my studies -- around 1846 -- when progress was slow or almost nil, and when no one was willing to provide the explanations my soul craved for, I experienced (it was just after my arrival in Paris) many discouraging weeks.
**I was in this state of mind one day when, strolling through the Louvre, I saw the casts of the Parthenon pediment. How can I describe the emotion I felt? A veil fell from my eyes. Never had I experienced such a deep and intense joy. What was it I saw in those wonderful plasters? I understood that the subtlety of accents, in contrast with large planes, is what makes a drawing great. This truth, which I have yearned all my life to express and which still drives me on, is the secret of art. It applies to composition as well as to drawing proper. It is the principle that must guide both the young beginner and the fully developed artist."

[Terri Ficenec]

Garth .

Thank you for posting the close-ups! I'm just in awe.

Looking at the softness of definition when you're that close, I'm wondering at what distance from the painting does it all come together visually? 4 or 5 feet?

[Garth Herrick]

Apotheoun has been selected among thirty works of art for inclusion in the summer exhibition at the School of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, from now until August !st, 2004. Anyone who wants to see it while in Philadelphia can find the school's gallery at 1301 Cherry Street, right next to the Pennsylvania Convention Center complex at 13th Street. I believe the gallery is open seven days a week until 7:00 p.m. Below is a link to the Alumni Newsletter for additional information:

http://www.pafa.org/alumniNewsletter.jsp

Garth