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.
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.

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Male Figure Pen&Ink #313Z

Male figure pen&ink #313Z, or manly physique stylus sketch by artist Stephen F. Condren of Condren Galleries, with gay LBGTQ prints, and scans.

Male figure pen&ink #313Z, or manly physique stylus sketch with contour lines 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 #313Z ~ Order Here.

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Male Figure Pen & Ink Drawing

Manly Physique Sketch

This handsome young man is posed in a vigorous manner, because he is bending over to wrestle with you. He has an eager look on his face, because he wants to win the match. You can see that he is looking right at you, and not going to let you get away, because you are his buddy. This scene is all done with good humor in mind, because there is nothing better than good friends.

Male Figure Pen & Ink Drawing #313Z

The image in the drawing is done with both contour lines, and hatched lines, because I use these to capture the architecture of his body. Emphasis has been place on his pectorals, because they are the most architecturally significant element of his physique. I have placed little detailing on his hands because they are moving, because moving objects are a bit blurry.

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Male figure pen&ink #313Z, or manly physique stylus sketch by artist Stephen F. Condren of Condren Galleries, with gay LBGTQ prints, and scans.

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Male Figure Pen&Ink #324Z

Male figure pen&ink #324Z, or manly physique stylus sketch by artist Stephen F. Condren of Condren Galleries, with gay LGBTQ approved prints, and scans.

Male figure pen&ink #324Z, or manly physique stylus sketch with contour lines 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 #324Z ~ Order Here.

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Male Figure Pen & Ink Drawing

Manly Physique Sketch

This most excellent torso of a young man is very finely detailed, because of the numerous hatching, and cross-hatching lines. I have worked his entire torso with this fine hatch line work, because I wanted the shade, and shadows to bring out his physique. I have given a bold contour line to his body, because I want to pull his form together. Too many hatch lines can cause confusion, because they are small, and not continuous.

Male Figure Pen & Ink Drawing #324Z

The young man is looking up and away from the viewer, because it gives distance to his posture. He is very muscular, and displays his male beauty handsomely. The sun is shining on him from the left, giving us a brighter amount of light on his right side, because his left side is in shadow.

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Male figure pen&ink #324Z, or manly physique stylus sketch by artist Stephen F. Condren of Condren Galleries, with gay LGBTQ approved prints, and scans.

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Sea Of Gibber #323Z

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

Sea of Gibber #323Z, or lake of Lies pencil drawing with contour lines by artist, and Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Prints & Scans Of This Drawing #323Z ~ Order Here.

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Sea Of Gibber

Lake Of Lies

The fight against fraud, and lies has been a campaign of my life, because I will not have anything to do with swindlers. Cheats, liars, and felons come in every shape, color, race, and religion, because I have witnessed them all. You would think that at the country club that you would be safe from swindlers, because these are the “right people”, and safe. Then enters Bernie Madoff to the Palm Beach Country Club with his lies, because he cheated good, and honest people out of millions of dollars.

Pencil Rendering For The Sea Of Gibber

Above is my pencil drawing of a house sinking on the sandy shores of the Sea of Gibber, because it is giving the image of the results of liars. When you listen to Theologians, Politicians, and Academicians, be careful, because most of them have an agenda to push, and at your expense.

The best, and smartest thing to do to avoid trouble from these swindlers is to demand from them the facts that support their claims, because then they will wither away like the Wicked Witch of the West with a bucket of water upon trying to get around them.

Sea Of Gibber Pencil Drawing With Prints & Scans

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Sea of Gibber #323Z, or Lake of Lies pencil drawing with contour lines by artist Stephen F. Condren of Condren Galleries, offering 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.

Pen & Ink Drawings With Prints & Scans

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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, with gay LGBTQ approved prints, and scans.

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

Pen & Ink Drawings With Prints & Scans

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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.

Pen & Ink Drawings With Prints & Scans

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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.

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Happy Halloween! #595Z

Happy Halloween! #595Z, or night of evil, a pencil drawing of Satan, by artist, and Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery.

Happy Halloween! #595Z, or night of evil, a pencil drawing of Satan, by artist, and Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Prints & Scans Of This Drawing #595Z ~ Order Here.

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Happy Halloween!

Night Of Evil

Halloween is truly the night of evil, because it is the day before All Saints Day. For centuries the Church held people in terror, because of the image of Satan. Though no one have ever seen Satan, he is greatly feared by Christians, because they are not ware of him.

Pencil Drawing

Above is my pencil drawing of Satan as a bull, because he is evil. He is now on the prowl for you, because you will be his. The lead is a HB, and an Ebony charcoal pencil, because it make very dark lines. The hatching, and cross-hatching, have greatly strengthened the intensity of the portrait of Satan.

Pencil Drawings With Prints & Scans

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Descent Into Hell! #596Z

Descent into Hell! #596Z, or Damnation, a drawing of gay naked men cast down into Hell with Satan watching, by artist Stephen F. Condren of Condren Galleries, offering prints & scans.

Descent into Hell! #596Z, or Damnation of naked gay men as Satan watches, a pencil drawing, by artist, and Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, with gay LGBTQ approved prints, and scans.

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Descent Into Hell!

Damnation Of Gay Men

It has been believed that if you are gay, or a homosexual, that you will go to Hell when you die, because you are coming a Mortal Sin. In compliance with that belief, my pencil drawing above shows just that, because these men are naked, and gay. I, of course, do not believe any of this, being gay is solid, and good.

Pencil Drawing

Above is my pencil drawing showing men descending into Hell, and Satan is standing in the background watching with delight, because he is evil. The drawing is of a soft lead so the details are not real sharp, because I wanted the scene to be a bit unclear.

Perspective

The dark lead in the background brings out the depth-of-field in the space, because of the rule of perspective. The Gothic arch leads into the depths of Hell, where Satan stands lurking. As a cruel, and treacherous creature, Satan hates gay people more than any other, because he is gay.

Pencil Drawing With Prints & Scans

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Evil Lurks #590Z

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Human Weaknesses #594Z

Human weaknesses #594Z, as low self-esteem pictured in a pencil drawing of Satan with a naked man groveling before him, by artist Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, offering prints & scans.

Human weaknesses #594Z, a case for low self-esteem in society today, with a pencil drawing, by artist, and Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Prints & Scans Of This Drawing #594Z ~ Order Here.

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Human Weaknesses

Low Self-Esteem In Society Today

President Barack Obama said in Chicago earlier this week, “This idea of purity and you’re never compromised and you’re always politically woke and all that stuff, you should get over that quickly,” the Washington Post. President Obama went on to say that “everyone has faults”, even the best of people”.

Not Authorized Statement

As nice as President Obama is, truly the most polished of any President of the United States, he is dead wrong here, because he is voicing his own opinion.

No Human Being Alive Has Faults

As human beings we all have personal character differences, because this is the rule of Nature. No two people are alike, and no two people are equal, in any regard, because this is the rule of Nature. If a man looses his temper because he lost his car keys does not classify him has having a fault, because he loses his temper. This is a simple illustration but a valid one, because it makes my point, that we are all different, with different personalities.

Celebrate Your “Faults”

Be thankful that you are alive, and can see this wonderful earth that God has created for us, because it is a treasure. Do not look at people as having faults, because that is a very crude way of assessing human personality. Rather, look to the good side of people, and you will be better off, because everyone is different.

Pen & ink drawing of Presidents Nieto, Trudeau, and Barack Obama shaking hands, by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pen & ink drawing of Presidents Nieto, Trudeau, and Barack Obama shaking hands, by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Pencil Drawing

In the drawing at the top of the page is an image of Satan holding hostage a naked man, because he has dominion over him. Do not let “Satan” in your life by categorizing others, because you will miss out on the beauty each person offers.

Pen & Ink Drawings With Prints & Scans

The pen & ink drawing right above is of three Presidents shaking hands, because they are open to learning about other.

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