Today I want to share a picture with you.
This painting is one of a pair, both very similar scenes.
There are a couple reasons I find this painting impressive and inspiring.
There are a couple reasons I find this painting impressive and inspiring.
The detail is not portrayed very clearly in this
photo, but there is a lot of texture to this work. It was part of an assignment
for an art class, one where the artist was supposed to paint a picture without
using paintbrushes. They could use any other tool they wanted to apply the paint
to the canvass, just not a paintbrush. Talk about having to get creative to get
the desired effect!
The other reason is that the man who painted this
picture was blue/green color blind, blues and greens merely different shades of
gray to him. Because of this, the artist’s preferred medium was pen and ink –
he didn’t have to worry about color with that. But he did not let that stop him.
He stepped outside his comfort zone to create a work of beauty – then he did it
again!
How do I know so much about this piece and the
artist? It was painted by my grandpa.
Okay, so maybe I’m biased, but his painting is not
just a part of my history or my legacy, it is also a symbol of what any of us
can do if we strive to do what everyone else thinks is impossible.
Does it inspire you too? Have a comment? Please
share!
Art like that is enough to inspire a blind man to see!
ReplyDeleteAn amazing work of art! So glad that you found and posted it. I couldn't do that well not being color blind and using brushes. Very inspirational, your grandpa was very talented. Thanks for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteGranpa did a nice job.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful picture and one very talented Grandpa! What did he use to paint it with?
ReplyDeleteHe used several tools - sponge, pallet knife, the handle of a paintbrush and some others. I can't remember all of them off the top of my head.
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