Month: November 2019

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Crown Of The King #542

Crown of the king #542Z, or corona, pen & ink drawing with pencil sketch, by artist Stephen F. Condren of Condren Galleries, offering prints & scans.

Crown of the king #542Z, or corona, pen & ink drawing with pencil sketch, by artist, and Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Prints & Scans Of This Drawing #542Z ~ Order Here.

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Crown Of The King Pen & Ink Drawing

Stylus Sketch

The crown of the king stems from the Latin work Corona, because this was the headband of the ancient rulers. In the Greek we have the term Diadem, because is goes across the diameter of the head of the king. This title is not ever to be confused with the stephanos, which is the crown of victory, not of royal lineage. The stephanos is a garland wreath, like that worn by Julius Caesar, because of his great victories.

Pencil drawing of Jesus Christ wearing a stephanos, or a garland crown of thorns by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pencil drawing of Jesus Christ wearing a stephanos, or a garland crown of thorns by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Pencil Drawing As Stylus Sketch

Below is my preliminary pencil sketch of the crown, because this is my guide for the pen & ink that is to follow. As you can see from the drawing it looks much the same, because my ink went right over the pencil. However, I do not trace over my sketch, because that would confine my creativity.

Pencil drawing of a king's crown by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pencil drawing of a king’s crown by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Pen & Ink Drawings With Prints & Scans

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Legendary Status #541Z

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Legendary Status #541Z

Legendary status #541Z, or quasi-divinity, shows a pen & ink drawing of a king's crown by artist Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries offering prints, and scans.

Legendary status #541Z, or quasi-divinity, a case for doing away with the ethereal status of famous historical figures, by artist, and Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Prints & Scans Of This Drawing #541Z ~ Order Here.

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Legendary Status

Quasi-Divinity

This is a topic that has burned in my mind for decades, because it is important to address. No man is a god, or even close to it, because we are all mortals. Thus, when we encounter men that have achieved great things such as Einstein, Mozart, and Leonardo Da Vinci we have to pause, because we need to asses their works in the context of their times, and our times. Further, we have to asses how their works bare on our lives, because we are the recipients of their creativity.

I am not here to put down anyone, or his work, because I am here to critique, not to tear down. No man’s work is on such a high status that it has become “holy” or “sacrosanct”. However, that is what is going on all the time, because people do not know any better.

Frank Lloyd Wright

The architecture of Frank Lloyd Write is famous the world over, because he made bold new plans in his time. However, many of his building are quite ugly, and outdated. Yet, when you say this to any museum curator, or a professor of Architecture, you are looked at like you came from Mars. To even think that any house of Frank Lloyd Wright’s is ugly, or poorly executed makes you look bad, because these academicians want to elevate themselves at your expense.

Picasso

I do not like the works of Picasso, because his work is crude. That is my opinion, and I hold it, because I am a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. However, on one occasion I expressed this view to people of “culture” and “good breeding” and I was scolded! I was then told “As an artist you above all should have an appreciation of the works of a great artist like Picasso.” I followed up by telling the person that I thought so little of Picasso that I did not even waste any of my time by attending the exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago. They could not handle it.

Famous Vs. Great

I prefer to use the term famous artist rather than great, because there are a lot of poor, and sub-standard artists that are not great, but surely famous. All of the works of Vincent van Gogh are crude, and mediocre drafting’s. Yet, if you express this sentiment in public you are in trouble, because you are crossing a line. Vincent van Gogh was insane, and his works show it. There is no genius in any of his tawdry works of art, because they are banal.

Pen & ink drawing of Vincent van Gogh by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pen & ink drawing of Vincent van Gogh by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Fine Art

Below is my drawing of a shirtless cowboy, which I will put before anything of Picasso, or Vincent van Gogh.

Pencil drawing of a shirtless cowboy by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pencil drawing of a shirtless cowboy by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Bottom Line

I am not an advocate of “Culture by the yard”, and impressing people with things that look, and sound lofty, because many things by great artists are banal, and crude. My advice is to appreciate that which calls you. because you will be better off as a person. Legendary status #541Z of any work should be dropped, and looked at for what it is. No work of any man is legendary, because legends are based on fables.

Pencil Drawing With Prints And Scans

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Boy In Jail #540Z

Boy in jail #540Z, or prison lad, a pen & ink drawing of a boy on a bed in a dark prison cell, with bright lights shining in the window, by artist, and Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, with gay LGBTQ approved prints, and scans.

Boy in jail #540Z, or prison lad, a pen & ink drawing of a boy on a bed in a dark prison cell, with bright lights shining in the window, by artist, and Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, with gay LGBTQ approved prints, and scans. Prints & Scans Of This Drawing #540Z ~ Order Here.

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Boy In Jail

Prison Lad

This wonderful image offers many things to the viewer, because of the high contrast imagery. The scene shows a boy just arrest, because he was caught in the act. Now that he has been apprehended, he must pay his price, because crime does not pay.

Pencil Drawing

I have started this wonderful drawing with a pencil sketch that is difficult to see, because of the high contrasting light. Further, the horizontal, and vertical lines give strength to the image, because it brings you into the scene.

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Jail Bait Pen&Ink #587Z

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Assumption Of The Virgin By El Greco #598Z

Assumption of the Virgin by El Greco #598Z, a case for Mythological Art by artist Stephen F. Condren of Condren Galleries, offering prints & scans.

Assumption of the Virgin by El Greco #598Z, a case for Mythological Art, by artist, and Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery.

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The Assumption Of The Virgin By El Greco

Mythological Art

A painting that I have never liked, but needs to be addressed, because it is the greatest Old Masters work in the Art Institute of Chicago. Having graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, this painting holds a special place in my heart, because I have grown up with it.

Cupid Chastised

This painting is adjacent my favorite work of are in the Art Institute of Chicago, Bartolomeo Manfredi’s Cupid Chastised, because they are close in time period.

Cupid Chastised by Bartolomeo Manfredi, in the Art Institute of Chicago.
Cupid Chastised by Bartolomeo Manfredi, in the Art Institute of Chicago.

Elongation

The painting is of the post-Renaissance Period, or Mannerist, because they distort images. The painting is weak in that it is really two paintings in one. The upper section is the image of the Virgin being assumed, because she does not ever die. The lower section is of the astonished apostles, because they are beholding a miracle.

Half Moon

The image of the Virgin being lifted on a halfmoon is almost comical, as the Church Fathers, being inspired by God, should have known that the moon is round.

Colors

The tone is moribund even though there is full spectrum of color, because all the tones are imbued with gray.

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Clouds Received Him #595Z

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Clouds Received Him #595Z

Clouds received Him #595Z, or mythological Heavenly Hosts, with a watercolor sunset by artist Stephen F. Condren of Condren Galleries, offering prints & scans.

Clouds received Him #595Z, or mythological Heavenly Hosts, a case for false celestial beings living in the skies after death, with a watercolor of the evening sunset, by artist, and Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Prints & Scans Of This Watercolor #595Z ~ Order Here.

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The Clouds Received Him

Mythological Heavenly Hoasts

An important point that has never been addressed, to my knowledge, by any Theologian, or Scientist, is the matter of breathable oxygen in skies of Jesus era, because He was received into the clouds. In other words, the people of Bible Times, thought that there was an endless, and eternal breathable atmosphere up to the stars, to the moon, and to Heaven, even to the point of building a Tower of Babble to it, because of their limited knowledge of the solar system, and the earth’s biosphere.

Mindset Of Bible Times

The mindset of these time was crude, and severely limited, because they were uneducated. The Gospel writers felt at ease to tell the world that Jesus was received straight to the clouds, Acts, 1:9 , because He was assumed into Heaven. The Gospel writers, as willing swindlers, were ready to sell you their bogus bill of goods at your expense, because their agenda was control over you. If these frauds were truly “inspired” by God, then they surely would have known that the world was round, and that no organic living organism can survive outside of the earth’s protective shield, because you would be annihilated by comic rays, meteor showers, and radiation just for starters.

Upper Stratusphere

The people of these time actually thought that all of the heavens were filled with fresh air, because they repeatedly tell of Jesus, and the saints being taken up into the clouds. 1 Thessalonians 4:17, 1 Corinthians 15:52, telling us about heavenly spaces, because we would live up there. We are taught, as strict teaching of the Church, that Mary was assumed into Heaven, because she did not have to die. She was just lifted up into the air, therefore we have our physical bodies up in heaven. I am sorry, but I do not buy any of this, because it is un-Scientific rubbish, and totally bogus.

Assumption Of The Virgin by El Greco. Art Institute of Chicago.
Assumption Of The Virgin by El Greco. Art Institute of Chicago.

The Cards Don’t Stack Up

Just as in Archeological digs that demand the most exacting specifications for putting the pieces of the pot, or ancient site together, so too with the work of competent Theologians. Modern Science has clearly proved that there is no life in physical bodies outside of our atmosphere. Yet the Bible writers, supported by modern Theologians tell us otherwise. Current Revisionist, and Post-Structural Theologians, as “advanced thinkers” have come up with wonderful Academic jargon to weave a “rational” and “modern approach” to these “difficult” verses. Thus further swindling both themselves, and the public to join them for a swim in the Sea of Gibber.

Scientific Fact

All of this clearly points to the fact that the early Church did not know what they were talking about, because they were wrong. As we all now know, the earth is covered with a very thin layer of atmosphere, because this is a Scientific fact. In other words, Bible writers are getting away with the swindle of a completely fabricated tail about celestial beings living in the heavens, or clouds. More disturbing, is that Prelates of the Church to this very day endorse this wholesale line of rubbish, because we, as the faithful are expected to go along with it. I am sorry, but I do not go along with it, and further, because of this gross, and wholesale pack of lies I am not “One of the faithful”.

Sea Of Gibber

Do not listen to their lies, rather demand from them the facts, because then you will see them, with your own eyes, squirm like worms, crawling back into the sand on the shores of the Sea of Gibber.

Pencil drawing of a house sinking on the sands of the Sea of Gibber by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pencil drawing of a house sinking on the sands of the Sea of Gibber by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Bottom Line

Because of the gross errors, or really lies, for the Bible writers were telling us something that they should have known to be true, because they were “inspired by God” to write as such. The whole thing is a hoax, and should be washed away, and put on the shelf with other famous tales of mythology from antiquity.

Watercolor Sunset With Prints & Scans

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Groveling Before Satan #591Z

Groveling before Satan #591Z, or beg for mercy, as a pencil drawing of a naked gay man begging for mercy at the feet of Satan, by artist Stephen F. Condren of Condren Galleries, with gay LGBTQ approved prints, and scans.

Groveling before Satan #591Z, or Freudian Psychosis, as a pencil drawing of a naked gay man begging for mercy at the feet of Satan, by artist, and Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, with gay LGBTQ approved prints, and scans. Prints & Scans Of This Drawing #591Z ~ Order Here.

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Groveling Before Satan

Freudian Psychosis

Being a gay man is a sin, and you will have to pay, because you are a sinner! Now you are in the clutches of Satan, because you thought he was a myth. Now you squirm at his feet begging for mercy, because deep inside you want Satan to take ownership of you!

Pencil Drawing

This complex Freudian theme is made manifest in my pencil drawing of a naked gay man groveling at the feet of Satan. Like the death wish (drive), this paranormal condition is shocking, and I have made manifest the shock with pulsating, rhythmic lines all around Satan, because it emanates his power.

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Groveling before Satan #591Z, or Freudian Psychosis, as a pencil drawing of a naked gay man begging for mercy at the feet of Satan, by artist Stephen F. Condren of Condren Galleries, with gay LGBTQ approved prints, and scans.

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What Does It Mean To Be Gay? #597Z

What does it mean to be gay? #597Z, or same sex oriented, a pencil drawing of two gay men preparing to kiss by artist Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, with gay LGBTQ approved prints, and scans.

What does it mean to be gay? #597ZZ, or same sex oriented, a case for healthy living, and a positive approach to life in the gay community, with a pencil drawing by artist, and Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, with gay LGBTQ approved prints, and scans. Prints & Scans Of This Drawing #597Z ~ Order Here.

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What Does It Mean To Be Gay?

Same Sex Oriented

To be gay, or same sex oriented is nature, healthy, and enriches male bonding, because it is the rule of Nature. Nothing is more natural in all of life than for men to check out other men, because they take interest in the beauty of the male body. If nature has put in you the desire for sex with other men that is good, because it is your nature.

The Locker Room

I swim a mile every day at LA Fitness, because I want to live a healthy, and fit life. When I get to LA Fitness, I go to the locker room like all men do, and change into my swim gear, because this is standard protocol. As with most male to male conversations in all locker rooms, the gentlemen keep the conversation “straight”, because they want to keep up the false veneer of “absolutely no interest whatsoever, in a million years, in the good looks of the guys undressing near me”, because they live in fear. Fear drives people to lie, and live a lie, because they have been swindled by social pressure. This is of course, reinforced with straight talk, and the bantering of macho phrases, because this is the mortar that holds together the brick house of the phony straight game.

Social Pressure

So rather than be yourself, and naturally look at another guy, and even compliment his good looks, which is now lost forever, because you are too busy keeping up the veneer of being straight. Just yesterday I was changing next to three handsome youths, and I again had the same experience, because they were playing the straight game.

False Show Of The Straight Game

As the third young man entered, and started to take off his underpants, he said to his other two friends, “Now this is going to get personal”, then immediately pulled off his underwear exposing is nudity, because he had to change. Upon the exposure of this young man’s genitals, one of his buddies threw himself against the lockers in the corner. He then looked up at the ceiling with all theatrical expertise, because he need to put on a show. He wanted to drive the point home that he had no interest whatsoever in his buddy’s penis. The other buddy glanced down, and looked at his friend’s penis, and then turned around 180 degrees immediately, because he had to make the show of no interest in his buddy’s penis as well.

Puke

If i had a puck next to me I would have puked, because the entire scene was such a joke. Worse, it was a sham to gay men, and male beauty, because all men are beautiful.

The Joke

The joke of it all is that the penis is a nothing, a non-entity that is not to be looked at, because it is flaccid. What should be looked at is the face, and sculptured torso, because these are the focal points of male beauty. People get all hot and bothered by a penis, because they do not understand human beauty, and sex. To be quite honest with you the penis does nothing for me, because it has no structure.

living The Lie

I will not live the lie, because I am a man of the truth. I will not set up a false scene to make a false point to others on account of my sexual identity, because I am a man of the truth. This applies to being straight or gay, because the truth with set you free!

Pencil Drawing

Above is my pencil drawing of two gay men preparing to kiss, because that have sexual attraction to each other.

Bottom Line

To be gay is to be natural, because it is the rule of nature. It is a freedom to be yourself, and not live the lie like countless other, because you know the truth. To be gay is to naturally bond with other males, because you share the same values. Above all to be gay is positive, and enriching, because you know who you are and what you are.

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