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In this quartet of visual symphonies, we explore the subtle interplay between form and color, shadow and light. Each piece, unique in its composition, adheres to a minimalist palette of red, black, white, and gray, wielding collage techniques that dance on the edge of modern abstraction. Together, they speak to the delicate balance of chaos and order, the seen and unseen, inviting the viewer into a contemplative space where interpretation is personal and boundless.
Poem:
Canvas whispers in shades subdued,
A quartet's dance, abstractly viewed.
Ink bleeds into the fabric's grain,
Geometric whispers, a silent refrain.
Crimson boldness breaks the plane,
Black and white in stark refrain.
A story told in cuts and curves,
Each piece disrupts, each piece disturbs.
Shadows cast on walls so bare,
Figures forming in the air.
An artist's touch, both soft and stark,
In every shade, a kindled spark.
These pieces hold a silent might,
A blend of day, a bleed of night.
In abstract forms, a tale we find,
The painted thoughts of an unbound mind.
Haiku:
Stark lines cut the gray,
Red bleeds into silent white—
Art whispers its truth.
Charles L. Marshall / Topeka KS
Old Settlers Cabin – Gage Park
1936
lithograph
Gift of the Topeka Art Guild
TSCPL Permanent Collection
About Charles Marshall (1905 – 1992)
“The sound of the wind sometimes reminds one of the voices of art whispering silently about many things.”
Born in Atchison, Marshall painted Kansas since 1934. He began drawing in childhood. Marshall studied at the Corcoran Art Gallery, in Washington D.C., in night classes. He traveled to Europe, and graduated in architecture from Kansas State University in 1927. He did his first watercolors there under the instruction of John F. Helms, Jr. Marshall was the Assistant State Architect of Kansas 1935-1945, and served as the liaison between John Steuart Curry and the legislature while Curry was working on the murals in the State Capitol. Marshall was the State architect from 1945-1952. After Curry left the state murals project, Marshall commissioned David H. Overmyer to finish the mural plan. His main projects were to restore Kansas institutions and buildings. The Kansas Preservation Alliance named him for its “Preservation Award” for the restoration of the State Capitol Building. Marshall was the head of an advisory committee of technical experts to write a state-wide minimum building code for Kansas. He was a founder of the Kansas State Federation of Art. Members’ dues supported art exhibits to be sent to smaller communities who couldn’t afford to produce them. Its purpose was to develop a greater appreciation of art in Kansas, and sponsor work of Kansas artists.
He became a private architect after 1952, with an office at 110 Taylor. His architecture was influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright’s prairie style. Marshall designed the College Field House at Kansas State University in 1952, the “D Building” Basic Science building structure at Kansas University, and the state medical school building. He built the William Allen White Library at State Teachers College at Emporia. In Topeka, Marshall designed Crestview Elementary School, the First National Motor Bank at 7th and Harrison, Meadow Acres Motel, the Kansas State State Teachers Building, Hope Lutheran Church, Northern Hills Jr. High School, and the Civil Defense building on Topeka Avenue. He sketched and painted daily. His son Charles L. Marshall, Jr. was also an artist.
In 1983 Marshall was named Kansas Governor’s Artist. The Mayor named November 22, 1980 “Charles Marshall Day.”
Marshall did illustrations for Topeka Magazine, Kansas Magazine, Kansas Quarterly. He received the Waldo B. Heywood award from Topeka Civic Theatre (1970), promoting theater and arts, did sets and tech at Topeka Civic Theater. His booklet: Thumbnails by Marshall was published in 1979.
His list of memberships is impressive, and he served as officer or on the board for many of the groups: Prairie Watercolor Painters, Kansas Society of Artists, Kansas State Federation of Art, Topeka Art Guild, Kansas Free Fair, Kansas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Prairie Water Color Painters, Kansas Preservation Alliance, Kansas Wildflower Society, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Shawnee County Historical Society, State Historical Society, National Trust For Historic Preservation, Friends of the Spencer Art Museum. He served on the Board of Directors, Mulvane Art Center.
Marshall’s taste in art was specific: “When an entire exhibition turns out to be completely non-objective art and abstracts, the judging committee must be artistic left-wingers of the rankest sort.” But he did try some abstracts in the 1950s and 1960s. “He wrote about the effects of lights twinkling in a landscape, all contributing “to a scene of harmony, tho [sic] some are stationary, some blinking, some steady, and some moving. Try to get this into a painting, and one can understand why abstract art exists.” - Beach – Bulletin
Whisper by David Merrifield. Love this picture, he's actually my favourite Irish artist - and a fantastic poet.... Luckily, this is hung in my sitting room...
anyway check him out on www.flickr.com/photos/seasickyetstilldocked/
Photographing smoke art is one of the most rewarding aspects of home photography. We've all seen the wispy strands that float and glide through the air, but it's not until these trails are frozen in time do we see the true beauty and elegance of their construction.
In many images it's possible to see a subject within the smoke.
The advantage of smoke art photography is that - compared to water droplets - the patterns take longer to form so it's easier to judge when to take the shot. It's when the scene is viewed on the screen that the true diversity and uniqueness of the patterns is realised.
This was processed in Photoshop to highlight the patterns that exist within the formations.