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Today, 15 August 2018, is the Solemnity of The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary…….expressionist artist Stephen B. Whatley shares this new tribute painting to Our Lady of The Sacred Heart, a Catholic devotion originating in 1857.
The Catholic artist has painted many devotions to Our Lady - including The Assumption; and this work of art was inspired by a calling from The Missionaries of The Sacred Heart in Southern California.
The work of Stephen B. Whatley is in collections worldwide & other public collections which own his work include the BBC, London Transport Museum, The Royal Collection of Queen Elizabeth II, The Institute of Marist Brothers, Canada and Westminster Cathedral - which staged his 2013 exhibition, Paintings From Prayer.
The artist's series of 30 paintings, commissioned by the Tower of London in 2000, is a permanent exhibit outside Tower Hill Station, London ; reproduced throughout Tower Hill Underpass, the main portal entrance to Her Majesty's Tower of London.
Our Lady of The Sacred Heart 2018 by Stephen B. Whatley
Oil on canvas
30 x 24in/76 x 61cm
Ink, acrylic marker and collage. 9.75" x 6.75" 2017 www.saatchiart.com/art/Collage-Research-and-Development/2...
A fractal twin ...self similar...one as two...equip to explore da fracverse..he will proceed carefully ....
2nd in what will be a 5-part series. The main themes of the series are on one hand an homage to the spatial confetti work of Larry Poons, and on the other hand using a triadic color scheme to engage in a little action "painting".
Making art can be like living in a dream but it is no dream it is art. Im a big fan of fiction and I think all art is part of the world of fiction. This has some fun color mixes and wild waves mixing past each other. In my mind all of this is moving and flying past in some cosmic way.
Mike
On a side note. My new art show is now up and running All of March to the 7th of April. If you would like to see my photos in person.
Luminari arts
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Astoria, Oregon
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Father and son collaboration
Our photographic art is a kinetic motion study, from the results of interacting with my son A.J and his toys.
He was born severely handicapped much like a quadriplegic. On December 17,1998. Our family’s goal has always been to help A.J. use his mind, even though he has minimal use of his body.
A.J. likes to watch lights and movement. One of the few things he can do for himself is to operate a switch that sets in motion lights and various shiny, colorful streamers and toys that swirl above his bed.
One day I took a picture of A.J. with his toys flying out from the big mobile near his bed like swings on a carnival ride. I liked the way the swirling objects and colors looked in the photo.
I wanted to study the motion more and photograph the whirling objects in an artful way, I wanted my son A.J. to be a part of it. After all, he’s the one who inspires me. When A.J. and I work together on our motion artwork, A.J. starts his streamers and objects twirling, I take the photographs.
Activating a tiny switch might not seem like much to some, but it’s all A.J. can do. He controls the direction the mobile will spin, as well as when it starts and stops. The shutter speeds are long, and sometimes, I move the camera and other times I hold it still.
I begin our creation with a Nikon digital camera. Then I use my computer with Photoshop to alter the images into what I feel might be an artistic way. Working with Photoshop, I find the best parts from several images and combine them into the final composite photograph. I consider the finished work to be fine art. The computer is just the vehicle that helps my expressions grow.
I take the photographs and A.J. adds the magic. It’s something this father and son do together. After I’ve taken a few shots, I show him the photos in the back of the camera. When the images are completed, I show him from a laptop. He just looks. He can’t tell me whether or not he likes the images, but he’s always ready to work with me again.
It offers me my only glance into A.J.’s secret world. We’ve built a large collection of images and I hope the motion and color move you as much as they do me.
A.J. inspires me to work harder to understand my life in the areas of art, photography, people, spirituality, and so much more. He truly sets my mind in motion and helps me find the beauty in everyday things.
Mike
Abstract Art set:
www.flickr.com/photos/patnode-rainbowman/sets/72157602269...
AJ Patnode - A Journey of Hope (documentary):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR7m8QFcmRM
This shows how I do the Camera work:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmjVVGraUVw
AJ'S blog:
8x10 inches acrylic painting (20x27cms)
www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-sun2016/884190/3031902/view --------
detail: "Berkeley no. 3," 1953
oil on canvas, by Richard Diebenkorn at the deYoung Museum, San Francisco California (bequest of Josephine Morris)
Acrylic on wood panel 2013 10.75" x 8.75" www.saatchionline.com/art/Painting-Acrylic-Mode-6/292357/...
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama dance at the Mid-Atlantic Ball in downtown Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2009. More than 5,000 men and women in uniform are providing military ceremonial support to the presidential inauguration, a tradition dating back to George Washington's 1789 inauguration. (DoD photos by Tech. Sgt. Suzanne Day, U.S. Air Force/Released).