Category: Fine Art

Fine Arts articles on aesthetics and beauty, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, with JPEG & PDF scans and prints for Fine Arts articles #003Q.

Dallas Skyline Oil Painting At Dusk By Stephen F. Condren

Education

As a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Northern Illinois University in Fine Art, I write with authority on the subject of Art. Further, I have a Masters of Educational Administration which makes ever so germane the adequacy of Art in modern Education.

Globalization

The understanding of Fine Art is essential in grasping a cogent understanding of the peoples of the World today and our current globalization of both economies and cultures.

Condren Galleries Ltd.

Condren Galleries Ltd., is a Fine Arts Gallery specializing in landscapes, portraiture, skylines, architectural renderings, figure drawings, and paintings. The focus of my work has been in pen & ink drawings and watercolors.

Pen & Inks

Pen & inks have been a long time favorite for me as I very much enjoy working shade and shadows with cross hatching ink lines. However, I have a strong background in oil painting which is clearly reflected in my landscape oils.

Posted on May 16, 2019May 18, 2019 by Stephen Condren

American Legion Drawing #301Z

Pencil portrait of Peter Kristan

This article is about American Legion drawing #279Z, of Peter Kristan, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA -SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making prints, note cards, and stationery. Congratulations Peter Kristan!

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Peter Kristan

Peter is the founder and owner of Kristan Funeral Home & Cremation Services, in Mundelein, Illinois.

Libertyville

Peter grew up in Liberyville, Illinois, and was classmates with Hollywood celebrity, Marlon Brando. Peter told me that he know him and that everyone called him “Bud”. This is the first time that I have ever known that Marlon Brando was called this. Also, Peter said that “Bud” was a quiet guy that kept to himself.

Pencil Drawing For American Legion Drawing #301Z

Clinker Stylus Sketch

The day before this I had coffee with Peter at our “Cup of Joe” at the Area Coffee shop, hosted by Lake County Veterans & Family Services. As we were talking I asked him if I could draw his portrait tomorrow morning at the Post’s weekly coffee, and he said yes.

Mundelein Post #867

The next morning when I arrived at the coffee, I saw Peter, and I went up to him and said “let me settle in for a bit and then I will come over to draw your portrait.

The Drawing

Quick Sketch

It must be understood that this drawing is a sketch or vignette and not a “Studio” drawing or rendering. This is meant to be free and fresh, done right on the spot in a few minutes. All in all, the drawing took me about 10 minutes to do.

Peter was an outstanding sitter, and I will say, one of the best I have worked with in a long time. He did just as I asked, and never looked down to see what I was drawing. This is important, because I need to have the sitter looking at me in the eye at all time as I draw him to that I have the correct position of his eye balls. Even the slightest error in line placement at this point can ruin everything. The eyes are the most important element of any portrait.

Because I started the drawing with light lines making circles to place the size and scale of the figure. If you look closely you can see the light lines below the face.

As I capture more of Peter’s image, I then darkened the contour lines to give strength to his form. Following the lines, I made use of hatching and cross-hatching to give shade and shadow to the figure. This is important in bringing out the character of the sitter.

You have to be careful not to put down too many lines, just use enough to capture the spirit of the man!

Scans

JPEG & PDF

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Fine Arts Gallery

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Artist

As an artist I have made American Legion drawing #301Z a staple of my portraiture works.

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American Legion drawing #301Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

Portraits

Pen & ink drawing of Bo Roberts by Stephen F. Condren.

American Legion Drawing #297Z

With honor, this article is about American Legion Drawing #297Z and prints of Veterans at American Legion Post 867, Mundelein, Illinois, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA -SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Congratulations American Legion Post 867!

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Location

American Legion Post, Mundelein, Illinois

Pencil Drawing For American Legion Drawing #297Z

Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing below is a very quick study of my follow Veterans at American Legion Post 867, in Mundelein. This time was near the close of our weekly coffee and so I quickly jotted down the images that were before me. You can see Arty still sitting and reading at the table, while others are gathering for their last few words before leaving.

There was not enough time to get an account of their faces or facial expressions, but I did have time to capture the mood. When I first thought about this drawing I was not going to do it because I knew that people were already up and leaving. With so short of an amount of time, I thought that it would not be worth proceeding. However, the spirit moved me, and I picked up my pencil and started to draw!

Rendering

I am so glad that I did take the time to do the drawing, for in those last few minutes I captured a moment in history now forever gone. The drawing is full of life and character, with movement all about it.

The best drawings are not necessarily the finished, polished renderings, but often times the quick studies.

Scans

JPEG & PDF

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Fine Arts Gallery

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Artist

As an artist I have made American Legion drawing a staple of my pencil drawing works.

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American Legion drawing #297Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

American Legion Drawing #296Z

With honor, this article is about American Legion Drawing #296Z and prints of Veterans at American Legion Post 867, Mundelein, Illinois, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA -SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Congratulations American Legion Post 867!

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Location

American Legion Post 867, Mundelein, Illinois.

Genre

Live, on the spot pencil drawing.

Pencil Drawing For American Legion Drawing #296Z

Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing is of my Veteran colleagues at American Legion Post 867. We gather every Wednesday morning from 8:00 unto 10:00 AM for coffee and camaraderie. While we are conversing, I take my pencil and paper and draw.

It is not my desire to draw all the details of the scene or the room. My focus or intention is on the moving figures. In the drawing, which you can see below, I had to draft the first impressions immediately. This can be seen by the very fine, light swirling lines underneath the darker lines. There are there to catch the size, scale, and proportion of the figures.

Movement

Since the figures are moving I have to act quickly to catch their features. The person looking away from us is Marty talking with Fred. Behind Fred, reading a paper, and wearing a ball cap, at the table is Arty. I have made use of contour lines to capture the figures of the gentlemen and then set them against a backdrop of rapid shadow lines.

Pen & Ink Drawing

Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink drawing

Watercolor

Painting

The watercolor rendering.

Scans

JPEG & PDF

Scans of American Legion drawing #296Z are available in JPEG or PDF formats for making prints, note cards, or posters.

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Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of American Legion drawing.

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Artist

As an artist I have made American Legion drawing.

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American Legion drawing #296Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

American Legion Drawing #288Z

With honor, this article is about a pencil drawing or sketch and prints Veterans at American Legion Post 867, Mundelein, Illinois, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA -SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Congratulations American Legion Post 867!

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Pencil Drawing For American Legion Drawing #288Z

Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing is done with a 6B lead. As I came into the post this morning for coffee, just after 8:15 AM, I sat with my fellow Veterans and then got myself a cup of coffee. I came into the post with my satchel that has all of my drawing materials. Because I am a Veteran I love drawing images and portraits of fellow Veterans.

Returning from the kitchen with my mug of coffee sat at a table and joined in on the conversation. Shortly after I sat down I pulled out my paper and pencils and started to draw. My subject turned out to be two dear men that sat across from me at the table.

As usual, I lightly draw out the figure then move in with more detail and accuracy. The first image that I drew was of Rich Slovak. You can see the lightly penciled in circles that make up his head. I have made use of bold contour lines to outline his head and the used hatching and cross-hatching to give shade and shadows to the form.

To the right of Rich is Glenn. I have moved the two men closer together so that they fit into the picture, in reality they are further apart. Like with the drawing of Rich, my sketch of Glenn starts out loose and light and then I focus in on the details. Glenn, unlike Rich, is waring glasses. Glasses can be difficult to work with as they can distort the contour of the face. Further, doing shading with glasses can get tedious, which defeats the point of line drawings.

Contour Lines

I like to make use of contour lines to bring out the structured of the image. I am careful to blend contour lines with the shading so that the image does not look flattened.

When I have finished delineating the images I then put a nice touch of tone to the background with horizontal lines rushing upwards. The drawing took about 10 minutes to do.

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Fine Arts Gallery

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Artist

As an artist I have made American Legion drawing #288Z a staple of my portraiture works.

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American Legion drawing #288Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

Lt. Colonel (Ret.) & Pilot, Bateman Blair #287Z

Bateman Blair #287Z drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

With honor, this article is written about a profile pencil drawing and prints of Pilot and Lt. Colonel (Ret.), United States Air Force, Bateman Blair #287Z, brother of Broker/Realtor John Blair of Baird Warner, Libertyville, Illinois, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA -SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Congratulations Bate Blair!

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Pencil Drawing For Bateman Blair #287Z

Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing of Bateman Blair is a profile drawing. It was done this afternoon at the “Cup of Joe” coffee sponsored by the Lake County Veterans Foundation, in Grayslake, Illinois.

While enjoying the company of my fellow Veterans at the Area General Store in Mundelein, I pulled out my pencils and paper and began to draw Bateman.

As you can see from the drawing below, I first started the drawing by making light circles in the region of Bate’s head. Then as I “zeroed” in on the details of his face I became for precise in my line work. Bate was of course talking while I drew so the image is somewhat based on different positions of his face. However, his movements were not severe so what you see is pretty much what he looks like. Bate is a fine looking gentleman with stately facial features, and a man of honor.

As I continued with the detailing of his cranium contour lines, I then started to focus on his eye brows and nose. From here I worked my way down to his lips and chin. When I had these areas adequately detailed, I moved on to his hear. Prior to this I had outlined his entire head and now I was filling in his hair line and neck.

I work the fullness of his body through his shirt, you can even see the tip of his pen in his shirt pocket. In all the drawing took about 10 minutes to draw.

United States Air Force

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Artist

As an artist I have made drawings like that of Bateman Blair #287Z a staple of my works.

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Bateman Blair #287Z drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

Edward Jones Art #283Z

This article is about Edward Jones Art #283Z, hosted by Travis M. Brown and Rick Melone, and it’s exhibit in conjunction with the Grayslake Arts Alliance, written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA -SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Congratulations Travis and Rick!

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Edward Jones Art #283Z

Yesterday afternoon Travis M. Brown and Rick Melone of Edward Jones financial advisors hosted an art exhibit in conjunction with the Grayslake Arts Alliance. This was a great opportunity for Edward Jones to showcase their offices along with displaying artwork of local Grayslake artists.

Edward Jones is located at 10 N. Lake Street, Suite 113, Grayslake, IL 60030. Contact information:

Travis Brown, CLU, 847-223-2580, [email protected] ~ Website pick here.
Rick Melone, 847-223-4392, [email protected] ~ Website pick here.

The reception started at 4:00 PM, and lasted until 7:00 PM with many Edward Jones clients as well as members of the Grayslake Arts Alliance in attendance.

Because the tone of the exhibit was up-beat everyone had a good time. Edward Jones offered a fine array of refreshments and things to drink. The office nicely displayed the artwork that is on display for the exhibit. This is the first of a series of exhibits that Edward Jones is doing with the Grayslake Arts Alliance.

Travis and Rick, thank you for sharing with the community the joy of Art and celebrating your successes with your community friends and colleagues at the Grayslake Arts Alliance!

Photos

1, Travis M. Brown with Wendy Petera. #283Z — 1, Travis M. Brown with Wendy Petera.

2, Edward Jones Art Exhibit with Grayslake Arts Alliance. #283Z — 2, Edward Jones Art Exhibit with Grayslake Arts Alliance.

3, Rick Melone with Grayslake Arts Alliance and guests. #283Z — 3, Rick Melone with Grayslake Arts Alliance and guests.

4, Wendy Petera with Grayslake Arts Alliance members. #283Z — 4, Wendy Petera with Grayslake Arts Alliance members.

5, Travis M. Brown. #283Z — 5, Travis M. Brown.

6, Travis M. Brown. #283Z — 6, Travis M. Brown.

7, Stephen F. Condren in front of his artworks. #283Z — 7, Stephen F. Condren in front of his artworks.

8, Travis M. Brown. #283Z — 8, Travis M. Brown.

9, Zee Lacson and Wendy Petera. #283Z — 9, Zee Lacson and Wendy Petera.

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Fine Arts Gallery

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Artist

Edward Jones Art #283Z is an outstanding example of a local business working with the art community, and enriching the tone of their business, and uplifting the character of the community. What better thing that art displays the image of a community?

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Edward Jones Art #283Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

Hard To Love #280Z

Hard to Love #280Z or Baroque Art, is an article about a lecture give by Ellenor Alcorn to members of the Buckingham Society on 18th Century Art, at the Art Institute of Chicago written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA -SAIC, of Condren Galleries. Congratulations Ellenor Alcorn!

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Buckingham Society

The Buckingham Society is a group of members of the Art Institute of Chicago, dedicated to the museum by means of planned giving. At intervals throughout the year, the Art Institute sponsors special evens such as this luncheon, as a token of appreciation to the society.

Luncheon

The luncheon was located in the Nichols Board of Trustees Suite, located on the second level of the Modern Wing. We were provided with salad to start then a savory chicken and pasta. Desert was an orange flavored kind of gelatin with fruit, because it was the closing treat.

Ellenor Alcorn

Our speaker was Ellenor Alcorn, Chair and Eloise W. Martin Curator of European Decorative Arts. Ellenor was an outstanding speaker, because she has a gift for bringing the audience into her fold.

Invitation to Hard to Love #280Z

Slide presentation

The topic was on five prize pieces of Baroque and Rococo Art in the museum’s collection. Ellenor’s approach was innovative, because he integrated abstract images. She wanted the audience to cast a vote on weather we approved or disapproved of a work of art by means of a “thumbs up or down”. Thus, forcing us to take an aesthetic risk on the work of art prior to her discussion of the piece. Ellenor kept us on our toes!

She wanted us to look at the Baroque and Rococo on terms outside of “too much”. Also, she brought out points in each of the works of art that added new understanding to each piece taken as a whole. This was particularly true of the Meissen porcelain centerpiece.

Hard to Love lecture at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Invitation

Key notes

Below is the inside face of the invitation providing information on the event.

Back Of Invitation

Provenance

The backside give information on the centerpiece of the over of the invitation.

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Fine Arts Gallery

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Artist

As an artist I hardily approve of Hard to Love #280Z as an outstanding lecture and discourse of Fine Art.

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Hard to Love #280Z an article by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

Grayslake Arts Alliance ~ Fine Arts Show #270Z

Fine Arts Show #270Z artists, painters, photography, digital images, watercolors, paintings, artist Stephen F. Condren of Condren Galleries.

This article is about the Grayslake Arts Alliance #270Z Pre Spring Fine Arts Show & sale, written by artist Stephen F. Condren, BFA -SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. In the exhibition artists and painters exhibited works of art in the categories of photography, digital images, pen & ink drawings, paintings, oils, glass, watercolors, and jewelry. Congratulations Grayslake Arts Alliance!

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The Exhibit

On Saturday, March 16, 2019, the Grayslake Arts Alliance, which is a Fine Arts Association, held it’s Pre-Spring Fine Arts Show & Sale. Because the exhibit was held at the Grayslake Heritage Center and was opened from 5:00 until 8:00 PM, many of the local residents were able to attend. For that reason, the exhibit was well attended with visitors from all over the community, all of them had the pleasure of participating in something vibrant and good.

Sara Brown

Our special guest of honor is Sara Brown, Library Director of the Grayslake Area Public Library District. Most importantly, Sara is the new director of the library, and she confessed to me that she “loved to read”, I found her guilty as charged! Sara comes here, to Grayslake from California, with her husband Greg. Welcome to Grayslake Sara!

Sara came to see what we were doing at the Heritage Center, and not only did she stop in, she remained for the entire evening! Sara is a very warm and positive minded person. Because she is open to learning about Grayslake and the arts, many of the patrons took to her.

Participating Artists

The artists that displayed their work are as follows: Leslie Armstrong, Bill Chapin, Stephen F. Condren, Pat King, Sherri J. Fowler, Debbie Kalinowski, John Lacson, Zee Lacson, Oliver Steven Merriam, Leslie Nauta, Thomas Power, Paul Price, Phil Schorn, Ernest J. Schweit, and Edie Wendricks. Thank you for making the Fine Arts Show #270Z a great success!

Music & Refreshments

Bill Chapin

Music was provided by the Bill Chapin Jazz Studio. The exhibit was graced with the music of Bill Chapin and his Jazz Studio. Therefore, all during the exhibit the ensemble provided us with good music that smoothly blended in with attending patrons. Because the Chapin Jazz Studio added a charm to the event that made the atmosphere enriching, we are thankful. Thank you Bill!

Somethings Brewing

Further enriching the exhibit were the delicious pastries and refreshments provided to us by Somethings Brewing, right here in downtown Grayslake. Thank you Somethings Brewing!

Photos

Grayslake Arts Alliance Pre-Spring Exhibit with artist Stephen F. Condren. — 2, Grayslake Arts Alliance Pre-Spring Exhibit 3/16/2019

Grayslake Arts Alliance #270Z artists, painters, photography, digital images, watercolors, paintings, artist Stephen F. Condren of Condren Galleries. — 10, Grayslake Arts Alliance Pre-Spring Exhibit 3/16/2019

Grayslake Arts Alliance Spring Exhibit with artist Stephen F. Condren. — 12, Grayslake Arts Alliance Pre-Spring Exhibit 3/16/2019

14, Artist Stephen F. Condren by his display at the Grayslake Arts Alliance Pre-Spring Exhibit 3/16/2019.

Medium At Fine Arts Show #270Z

Because there are so many types of work, I have listed a few samples of some medium shown at the Fine Arts Show #270 are listed below.

Pencil Drawings, Color Pencil, And Pastels

Clinker Stylus Sketch With Color

Lead and color pencil arwork was on dispaly at the exhibit. Drawings by Sherri J. Fowler, Pat King, Debbie Kalinowski, Phil Schorn, and myself were on display.

Pen & Ink Drawings

Stylus Sketch

Pen & ink art was put on display by Phil Schorn, Oliver Steven Merriam, and myself.

Watercolors

Painting

Watercolor art was on display. Watercolors were represented by Pat King, Debbie Kalinowski, Phil Schorn, Leslie Nauta, and myself

Oils

Canvas

Oils were by Debbie Kalinowski

Glass

Ceramics

Glass was on display by Paul Price.

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Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries participate in the Grayslake Arts Alliance #270Z Pre-Spring Exhibit.

Stephen F. Condren

Artist

As an artist I please to have shown my pen & ink drawings and watercolors at the Grayslake Art Alliance #270Z Pre-spring Exhibition.

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Fine Arts Show #270Z artists, painters, photography, digital images, watercolors, paintings, artist Stephen F. Condren of Condren Galleries.

Watercolor House Portrait #263Z

Posted on August 1, 2018March 19, 2019 by Stephen Condren

Victor Carranza Pencil Portrait #227Z

Pencil portrait of Victor Carranza By Stephen F. Condren.

This is about Victor Carranza #2399B Pencil portrait of a young man by, which is for sale at discount with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren, SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, offering JPEG & PDF scans. This portrait of Victor Carranza was done at Phoenix Club in Elk Grove Village near Chicago, Illinois.

Pencil Portrait Art

Pencils are used for this drawing. I used a 6B lead to give me thicker softer lines.

Lightning Fast Portraits

It took about 10 minutes to draw the work of art.

Vincent Van Gogh A Predator Artist #131Z

Pen & ink drawing of Vincent van Gogh as a young man by artist Stephen F. Condren.

This article is about Vincent Van Gogh, a second rate artist, by artist Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, offering JPEG & PDF prints and scans. As a graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago with a major in Drawing & Painting I speak with reflection, earnestness, and authority on the subject of Art. Prints & Scans Of This Drawing #131Z ~ Order Here.

Task

A difficult to almost impossible task for anyone is to look at the work of a famous artist objectively. This topic can take up volumes and delve into the vast Psychological as well as Philosophical aspects involved in this task as well. However, for the scope of this small article I will not venture into these vast and complicated disciplines and keep the focus narrow like the scalpel of a surgeon, narrow but to the point.

Crudeness

When looking at the works of Vincent Van Gogh and coupling them with the known facts that we have of him I can only say that I am looking at the work of a truly second rate artist. Not only this, the manifestation of his images are always crude. There is no elegance and grace in any of the works of Vincent Van Gogh. These works come from the mind of sick person, a predator, a stalker.

The four paintings of Madame Roulin for example are nothing short of creepy and crude that lack grace, tone, balance, and any aesthetically pleasing elements. Madame Roulin’s face is simply repulsive by color and draftsmanship.

When looking at Starry Night I see insanity everywhere, and the large trees that loom in the foreground to the left are manifestations of giant Monsters from the Id, there is no comfort here.

Cutting Off Ear

The drawing of the Pollard birches are Vincent at his best and here we see that he lacks control of line work. There are no contour lines but rather a cluster of smaller stokes. Like his paintings everything is pulsating and deranged.

I ask the reader to just attempt to look at these works and make your own assessments. Please, come to these works with your own eyes and not of the vast sea of curators, critics, and dealers that are just towing the line of the times. Just look at these works and ask yourself would you hang any of them on your walls?

The act of cutting off your ear and sending it to those that you know is an incredible and horrific thing. These are the acts of a stalker and predator not a healthy well balanced person. However, History is glossing over this disturbing behavior in order to make manifest the “mad genius artist” myth. Today, if I were to cut off my ear would people be “accommodating towards me”, would it drive up the prices of my work?

Demythologize

We need to “demythologize” the life of Vincent Van Gogh, just like New Testament scholars such as Albert Schweitzer, Rudolph Bultmann, and Norman Perrin have done with the “Life of Jesus”. Vincent Van Gogh was a man of flesh and blood and was a predator. The best that the works of Vincent Van Gogh have to offer is a study of the mind of a malicious, crude, mentally disturbed person. Shall we now ponder the art works of Richard Speck and Charles Manson? It is cruel and wrong to elevate the works of the disturbed. Like the works of Pablo Picasso, the best place for them is in a vault because they are safe, gaining in value, and you don’t have to look at them.

Delineation

The line work for this drawing is very light because Mr. Van Gogh is so young.

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Pencil portrait of Peter Kristan

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Libertyville

Pencil Drawing For American Legion Drawing #301Z

Mundelein Post #867

The Drawing

Quick Sketch

Scans

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Location

Pencil Drawing For American Legion Drawing #297Z

Rendering

Scans

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Genre

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Movement

Pen & Ink Drawing

Watercolor

Scans

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Contour Lines

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Pencil Drawing For Bateman Blair #287Z

United States Air Force

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Edward Jones Art #283Z

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Buckingham Society

Luncheon

Ellenor Alcorn

Invitation to Hard to Love #280Z

Invitation

Back Of Invitation

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The Exhibit

Sara Brown

Participating Artists

Music & Refreshments

Bill Chapin

Somethings Brewing

Photos

Medium At Fine Arts Show #270Z

Pencil Drawings, Color Pencil, And Pastels

Pen & Ink Drawings

Watercolors

Oils

Glass

Condren Galleries Ltd.

Stephen F. Condren

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Pencil Portrait Art

Lightning Fast Portraits

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