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.
Dreams #526Z, nightmares shown as a dreamy watercolor skyline, by artist, and Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Prints & Scans Of This Drawing #526Z ~ Order Here.
Dreams are meant to wake you up, because they always occur in the morning just before you wake. Further, for the most part dreams are not comforting, because they have you in a strange environment.
Watercolor Skyline
Above is my watercolor skyline of Chicago at sunset, because it is blurry and misty. I thought that this would be a good image to show, because it is vague, and mysterious.
Sigmund Freud is the first person to seriously analyze the substance of dreams, because he was a Psychiatrist. Further, Freud used clinical studies, and exams to learn more about dreams, because we wanted to cure human mental illness. The bottom lines is that we are scared of the unknown, and dreams are putting us in the midst of the unknown while we are “conscious” of it.
In my observations, and readings the best way to have a good sleep is to live a healthy, and sound life, because this works on your subconscious. If you eat well, and exercise often it will positively affect your sleep, and you will not have nightmares, or disconcerting thoughts before you wake up.
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Dreams #526Z, nightmares as watercolor skyline painting of Chicago, offering prints & scans, by artist Stephen F. Condren of Condren Galleries.
RuPaul #527Z, gay celebrity pen & ink drawing with pencil sketch, 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 #527Z ~ Order Here.
What more can be said than this is RuPau, because he is the defacto gay celebrity of today. No one person of the Gay Community stands out more than Rupaul, because he is recognized world wide. RuPaul is most noted for being a female impersonator, because he is able to play the role with expertise.
Pencil Drawing
Below is my preliminary pencil sketch of RuPaul for the final inking, because I use the sketch as a guide. The pencil is a careful delineation for RuPaul’s face and shoulders, because they are nicely developed. RuPaul has a well balance head & shoulder composition, because his head is proportionate to his shoulders. The size of his head is also very well proportioned to his shoulders, because it firmly rests there. I have made a point to simply delineate the face of RuPaul, because I did not want to make it too busy with hatched lines.
RuPaul pencil drawing by artist Stephen F. Condren.
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Penis Tower #525Z, phallic skyscraper condominium 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 #525Z ~ Order Here.
Penis Tower, is the tallest, newest, and finest residence for the Gay Community in the city, because it is designed in the shape of a penis. This ultra luxury condominium is now open to the public, because the units are now on sale. No cost has been spared to deliver the finest amenities, because gay people are the best, and deserve the best!
Theatre In The Round
This rendering is done in pen & ink, because it shows the details more clearly. The shape of the tower is an erect penis with testicles, because this offers a full design of the building. In the testicles there is a pool, and sauna, because this offers gay bathhouse enjoyment. There is also a club in the right testicle for, bingo, cards, and social gatherings, because everyone loves a party. In the left testicle is our very own “Theatre In The Round” with live performances of drag shows, because gay celebrities will be here often. RuPaul, and other gay celebrities will be sure to be on the stage, because this theater is Five Stars. All performances are hard, firm, erect, live, throbbing, full length, and “uncut”. Slings are available upon request.
Teabagging Park
The “Harry Bush” on top of the testicles lead to a spacious terrace, overlooking “Teabagging Park, and gardens”. Just sit back in your lawn chair, and relax while you are being “serviced”. At Penis Tower, there is something for everyone.
Top Of The Cock
At the very pinnacle of Penis Tower is the Grand Ballroom, and observatory, perfect for gay weddings, Christmas parties, and views of the city, because Penis Tower is the tallest building in town! For a “rock hard”, and “creamy smooth” good time, come, and visit the model suites today, because you will have a penetrating experience!
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Penis Tower #525Z, a phallic skyscraper condominium pen & ink drawing, and pencil, with prints & scans, by artist Stephen F. Condren of Condren Galleries.
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This young man is making sport of his penis, because it shows an erection in his pants. He is being a bit naughty, because he is hiding it in his pants, as he does not want to be seen. I enjoy this drawing because of the high contrast between the erect penis, and the darkness in his pants.
Pencil Drawing
The pencil drawing offers a nice tone to the image, because it gives off a high contrast. I have done a few lines to show his body, because I wanted to focus on his penis. His hands offer a wonderful point of entry, because they hold the pants wide open. The strength of the rendering lies in the dark shading below the penis, because this makes for negative space. This is a gay penis drawing with all good sport.
Sex Organ Drawings With Prints & Scans
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Penis #524Z pencil cock drawing by artist Stephen Condren.
Artist Stephen F. Condren Of Condren Galleries, A Fine Arts Gallery
Penis #523Z, sex organ watercolor drawing with pencil sketch, 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 #523Z ~ Order Here.
This image of the penis is done in watercolor with pencil, because it gives a softer look to the work of art. The watercolor is done very lightly, because the pencil carries the form. I have made a point to let the watercolor do the work, because the tones can set the form. There are no contour lines in the watercolor, because I wanted the colors to dominate.
Penis Or Sex Organ Watercolor Drawings With Prints & Scans
The watercolor is fresh, and clean, because it is transparent. The penis is not flaccid, because it is plump. A flaccid penis is withered, and small, because there is no blood in it. The size of the penis is determined by the amount of blood that it contains, because the organ is predetermined in size.
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Penis #523Z, sex organ watercolor drawing with pencil, offering prints & scans, by artist Stephen F. Condren of Condren Galleries, with gay LGBTQ approved prints, and scans.
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The drawing above is an image of a large flaccid penis, because it is not erect. However, a flaccid penis is usually much smaller, because all of the blood has left it. In this image the penis is rather plump, because it is not empty of all it’s blood. What brings about this state in the image I cannot say, because I am not sitting with the man to know.
Sex Organ Pencil Drawing
I have used a very soft lead in drawing this image, because the details are fine. I made very good use of hatching, and cross-hatching to convey the shade, and shadow along the base of the shaft that touches the testicles.
Pen & Ink Drawings With Prints & Scans
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Penis #522Z, sex organ pencil drawing with prints & scans, by artist Stephen F. Condren of Condren Galleries, with gay LGBTQ approved prints, and scans.
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Penis #521Z, sex organ 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 #521Z ~ Order Here.
As a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, I drew and painted nudes all day long, because I majored in Figure Drawing, and Painting. I was a precocious child and could draw from the earliest age, because I was gifted with the ability to draw. The human face and body has always fascinated me the most, because they are the glory of creation.
The Penis #521Z Pencil Drawing
When drawing the human figure, you have to of course draw the penis, because it is a part of the body. I never like to look at drawings, and paintings of naked men that are wearing pants, or donning a fig leave, because it spoils the image. By putting such things on the loins only puts attention to the penis in a negative way, because people get embarrassed. The penis, like the woman’s breast are a part of the body, and not to be ashamed of, because they are good things.
Drawings With Prints & Scans
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Penis #521Z, sex organ pencil drawing, with prints & scans, by artist Stephen F. Condren of Condren Galleries, with gay LGBTQ approved prints, and scans.
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Penis #520Z, a male sex organ. Pen & ink and pencil drawings with watercolor sketches, by artist, and Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, with gay LGBTQ approved prints, and scans.
This is a topic that needs to be addressed with maturity, and perhaps a bit of humor, because we all know what it is, and what it does. However, I would like to approach the topic from an intelligent perspective, because I want to offer something positive, and constructive. First, and foremost the penis is an organ of the human body that for the most part should not be seen, because this is a rule of Nature. The reason that the penis is not to be seen is because it has no structure, thus no beauty, because structure is how Nature makes beauty. The beautiful parts of the human body is first the face, and then the chest, because these areas are imbued with structure.
Male Beauty
It is the rule of Nature to display beauty in the human body, because this then compliments the beauty of nature. Like the flowers in the field, people require structure to display beauty, because all creation strives after beauty. When an object is not to be, that means that it is not beautiful, because this is the rule of Nature. Like a clam that opens it’s shell for a brief moment to catch it’s prey, so too that the penis is only erect for a short time while performing, then quickly recedes to it’s flaccid state, because it has finished it’s task. If the penis were meant to be looked at and admired it would have bones, and fiber to give it stature, but this is not the case because the penis is not an object of beauty.
Mistaken Identity
It is impossible to identify a friend by looking at his penis, because the penis has not structure. Most penises look the same no matter what race you are, because it is an organ. Like your hands and feet, they do not have identifying structure, because the form a task. However your face is the most salient form of structure on your body, and does very little. The penis is used in a lower region of your body, because it does not call attention to itself.
Form & Function
As we all know the penis is an organ to be used for urination, and procreation, because this is the design of the organ. No organ of the human body is meant to be looked at and admired, because this is the rule of nature. Thus, when we are not using the penis we should put it away, because we are done using it. The penis is not ugly, in fact it is pleasing to the eye, because it is part of the glorious human body. Therefore, never take offense if you accidently see a penis, just know what it is an move on. The gay LGBTQ Community knows, and understands male beauty, because it is their persona.
Degradation
The penis should never be degraded, because it is an important part of the human body. When we speak of the penis we need to be mature, because we are older and childish things have passed. It is wise to know our bodies and how they work, and respect their various functions, because that is maturity, respect, and honor.
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Pencil Drawing Of An Erect Penis
Pencil drawing of an erection of a man’s penis by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pencil Drawing Of A Flaccid Penis
Pencil drawing of a flaccid penis by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Watercolor Painting Of A Flaccid Penis
Below is my watercolor of the same man’s penis, because it is a comparison between the mediums.
Watercolor painting of a flaccid penis of a man by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Being Naughty
Pencil drawing of a gay man hold his penis in his pants looking down on it, by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Comic Relief
Pen & ink drawing of an erect penis and a modern skyscraper with people interring it, by artist Stephen F. Condren.
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Faith is a game of dominos #519Z, a case for the mythology of religious belief systems. A pen & ink portrait of Jesus with pencil sketch, by artist, and Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Prints & Scans Of This Portrait #519Z ~ Order Here.
A Case For The Mythology Of Religious Belief Systems
Faith in any religion is ultimately based on your belief in the actions of fellow believers, because you watch, and look up to them. It is impossible at all levels to believe in something that you do not know, because we are empirical beings. We look, watch, and test everything around us every day, all day long, because we are looking for security.
Church Members
When people attend church, they look around to see if the key members are there, and if they are in good decorum, because they are “Spiritual role models” of “our faith”. We take comfort in knowing that John and Jane Doe are here, showing that they also believe, because this gives you comfort in your doubts which continuously haunt you. Then you look at the next, the next, and finally the next, like a game of dominos, missing the point, because faith ultimately rests in you. Because you are the determinant of what is acceptable, and what is not. You are the one that judges to see if John, and Jane Doe are “Keeping the faith”, and showing “Steadfastness”. This faith is authored by you.
Theologians
Worst of all, is the unthinking task of reading the works of Theologians, because you think that they have the answers. Not one Theologian of any denomination or other Religion has any answers at all, because they are only providing you with opinions. I speak with authority because I am an Alumni of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, in Deerfield, Illinois.
Swindlers
At best Theologians are swindlers, because they want you to think that they know, when in fact they do not, and all at your expense. They love to bury their work in Existentialism, and Post-structuralism, to masquerade the truth that they really do not know. When you keep pressing them to their point, they melt like the Wicked Witch of the West, because the honest questions that you ask are like the clean water on the witch, exposing the fact that they really offer nothing, and simply are washed away.
If you want to read anything sober, please read Michel Foucault, because he is at least honest and brilliant, a breath of fresh air. I have serious reservations about Paul Tillich. Father David Tracy is quite scholarly, and earnest, however he offers no solutions. I have read his books, Blessed Rage For Order, Analogical Imagination, and Plurality And Ambiguity, which are his three most noted works, because they address Theology in a current context. I have issues with his concept of “Limit Language”, and I was totally disappointed with his conclusion of Plurality And Ambiguity. Theologian Martin Marty is duplicitous from the get go. I put down his book “The Public Church”. As a member of the Arts Club of Chicago, I would see him often there, as well as the Fortnightly Club.
Each Theologian comes to you with his baggage, or perspective, because he has his own agenda that he is trying to work out. If you know a mans agenda, you knew everything, because a man’s agenda bespeaks what he is about. Below is my perspective, the architectural rendering of the Loeb Mansion in Kenwood, Chicago.
As you can see from my architectural rendering below, I am a man of extreme precision, and exactitude, and I do not fool around. The same holds true for me in all things, because I am clear headed, exceedingly precise in my reasoning skills. I do not, and will not accept staggering amount of ethereal Philosophical jargon that modern Theology is infested with, because it offers nothing but smoke, and mirrors. Give to me something of substance, rationale, and I will listen, otherwise I wash my hands of it. I demand accuracy, and precision, and will accept nothing less.
One Theologian that I have to bring out is William Lane Craig, because all of his writings are worthless dribble. More repulsive than his books, especially “Reasonable Faith”, are his obnoxious, and arrogant manners. I one heard him “debate” with the brilliant Theologian, Gerd Ludemann. Dr. Ludemann was correct in all of his point, but the rude, and pontificating William Lane Craig, just kept on talking, not listening, or grasping anything of what Dr. Ludemann was saying, because he does not possess the intelligence to grasp it.
The bottom line is that you can only have the faith that you choose to dispense, because the struggle with the search of finding the truth is ethereal. Therefore, do not look to others in your church or congregation, but look to yourself, because you are the house of faith. Faith is mythological, and you are the High Priest, because you, and you along are the only one that really knows, for it is all a priori. So, in the future, look to yourself, and not others, because you hold the real answers.
Pencil drawing of Jesus Christ wearing a stephanos, or crown of thorns, by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pen & Ink Drawing Of Faith Is A Game Of Dominos
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Faith is a game of dominos. A pen & ink portrait of Jesus with prints & scans, by artist Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries.
Jesus a cloud in modern minds #518Z, Christ, a case for Jesus as myth. A pen & ink portrait with pencil sketch, by artist, and Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Prints & Scans Of This Portrait #518Z ~ Order Here.
The last thing that you should ever do to understand Jesus is to read the Bible, because it is utterly remote to modern times. I am not trying to tear down the Bible, because that is not my message. The Bible is the Bible, and that is the end of it, because it really has no message to offer modern minds. The modern mind is totally infuse with Equal Right, EEOC, Women’s Issue, and LBGTQ persona. None of which are bad or good, because they all are real and thrive right now.
Modern Mindset
My case is for the modern mindset, because we are alive now. To read any ancient document is utterly foolish without serious scholarly research, because these documents are not written with the modern mindset. Slavery was not only ok, it was sought after, because times where hard. Throwing a female baby in the river was fine, because it was not a boy. Watching “losers” fight wild beasts, and get tortured with flames as sport was entertainment, because that was the mindset of ancient times.
Now, to even try and attempt to make sense of writings done at this time is almost impossible for today. Certainly none of it is “Politically Correct”, because our modern minds cannot operate outside of these codes. So to read documents like the Gospels, and Pauline Epistles offers nothing but distortion to modern readers, because we cannot fathom the mindset of antiquity. Antiquity was harsh, because times were harsh! The glorious Parthenon, and Roman Colosseum were wrought with the hands of slaves in chains.
Pen & Ink Drawing Of Jesus a cloud in modern minds #518Z
All the images of Jesus that are provided to us are completely soaked in ancient mindset values. Further, there are many layers, and sub-layers of consciousness in those times that are not clearly audible in our own time. The offering of miracles, and healings are just the tip of the iceberg. When it comes to understanding ancient literature, there are many other layers of values that need to be assessed to understand these documents.
Put The Bible Asside
Therefore, put the Bible down, and just let go, because it is out of context for today. The same holds true for all ancient religious documents, because they are out of our times. Jesus is a myth, because He was a figure of hope for people hopelessly lost in very dark times. The message of this Jesus gave these people hope to make it through their days, because they lived in the dark. The entire story of Jesus is pure Hollywood, refined flower if you will, because no true story in real life falls together with such tact.
Today we can embrace the message of Jesus, because there is much good in it. However, the best way to understand His message is by understanding our times, here and now. For when we have our house in order, we can help others with their house.
