The Missionary(Foretelling of)
A story illustration(look in my writing) of the first meeting with the Missionaries which was foretold hundreds of years before the actual event. After this encounter our ancient world was gone and we had to deal with the new one. Any culture must be dynamic, adapt or die.
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Jeff Burns
great image WOW
Roger Sampson
Extremely pleasant to view.
You’re a master of shadow and hue.
Rog
Arnold Isbister
Thank you both; great poem there Rog….keep going :-)
Lisa Jewell
WOW indeed…..
Jen Whyte
Once more, the simplicity of this painting in both artistic ability and the message it conveys is totally unique and very beautiful
NICKY7
Powerful colours especially the black and white and the detail on the bark of the trees .
Arnold Isbister
thank you Nick; in fact there is quite a few transparent layers to this but you can’t see the ‘effect ’ here or in reproduction. the sky has 5 diferent shades & hue of blue over a black base.
BLYTHART
Another great painting. I am a Christian, but I certainly do not support the way the Church has behaved over the centuries and I don’t think Christ does either. I read of how the missionaries destroyed the totem poles and I can’t forgive them for this. Peace, love, compassion, tolerance … none of these existed amongst the missionaries who violated the First Nation’s culture … well, that’s my opinion anyway.
Arnold Isbister
Alot of it was innocent though stemming from what they believed and were taught. That is why we should always know the Man before meeting.
funkyfacestudio
Fantastic artwork :)
Arnold Isbister
thank you
madvlad
beautiful and true, every thing every one is in flux every minute, this is a fine art piece
Arnold Isbister replied
Thank you very much….
Tina monroe
beautiful work!
Arnold Isbister
thank you Tina
Thomas Dodd
Sensational image Arnold – deeply imbued with symbology and ancient spirtuality….
Arnold Isbister replied
thank you Thomas; there is a story behind it too – look at ‘writings’ and “The Missionary”.
spiderflux
i’m curious about what media you used for this
Arnold Isbister replied
This is acrylic on paper but a lot of glazes or translucent layers. Really hard to photograph…..
Mugsy
This is really good artwork!
ShellzArt
This piece succeeds on so many levels, I’m not even sure where to start. You’ve created an environment and occupied it with habitants and it all holds together. It’s cohesive in it’s style, its wonderful in its composition, you’ve captured space and depth and are totally dead on in narrative.
Bravo! I love that it’s not “photo realistic”. It’ more successful IMO than much of the “realism” I see around.
Look forward to seeing more. _
~shell