'Lady Australia' A Yanks Impression

Artist: Norval Arbogast
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'Lady Australia' A Yanks Impression

‘Lady Australia’ is my first collaboration. Eugenia Bacon of ‘Myslewis’ is my Australian friend. I have known and admired her for amost two years now. When I first got on the web at greeting card universe I had only been on the computer for a couple of months and she kindly took pity on me :-D, [ I was making one snafu after another ] she lead me through the trials of learning Photoshop, [ advantage of having an Australian friend, I work at night and she was up to answer my questions no mather how silly they were ]. I have always loved her work. She is the first to encourage me to explore color and here are the results. I hope you like it. I have used her line drawing, ‘Venetian Style Mask’, you can see it as a birthday card here on Redbubble.
When I was decorating this, the song ‘Waltzing Matilda” kept running through my head. I had always heard the upbeat versions. I was looking on You-Tube and found this version. I warn you this will tug your tear ducts, I hadn’t really listened to the words before.
Waltzing Matilda

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I am especially honored that this design has been featured twice. You have a Yank that thinks Australia, it’s people, and redbubble are pretty special. As you can tell I have been influenced by that dramatic sense of color that are a trademark of all the Australian artist that I have met on the web. I have put this design on a T-shirt now so you can not only look at it, you can wear it :-).

Note: I just got a reproduction back, the color is outstanding. The brilliant color you see on screen is what you will get

This is Eugenia’s ‘Venetian Style Mask’, I elongated it [an old fashion artist trick] then took quite a bit of liberty, but made sure I left the wonderful bones intact.

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'Lady Australia' A Yanks Impression by Norval Arbogast

MelDavies

Love, love, love it.
Norval Arbogast replied

Thanks Mel, I hope I caught some of the spirit of Australia, I just know it from friends, movies, and TV.
Kseniya Beliaeva

it is cool!
Norval Arbogast replied

Thanks Kseniya, I had a ball with this.
coppertrees

Wow this is fantastic Art great job…....;)
Norval Arbogast replied

Thanks, I’m still not the colorist you are but I’m trying:-)
BLYTHART

This would make a great wall poster.
Norval Arbogast replied

I’ve got it not for sale until I can run a reproduction color check on it. I put stuff on as cards at Greeting Card Universe, [ their color reproduction is excellent and pretty consistant ] I know if the reproduction is good there it should come out ok on Redbubble. Plus I’m a pensioner too, and there I can pay out of my earnings :-D.
F.A. Moore

Norval!!! Bravo, bravo!! It’s just beautiful. Your coloring is perfect. What a fine collaboration. Favorited big time.
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank You, I worked my butt off on this, I wanted Eugenia to like it. She does, I afraid I let her down though, I couldn’t find a Greek band playing Waltzing Matilda.
KristineNora

Just Beautiful…. !!!! Yank : ] lol I smile …k
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank You, Eugenia calls me her Redneck Mate from Missouri :-D.
LeilaniMelayna

You have ARRIVED, my friend!
Beautifully composed work of art!

Smiles Leilani
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank You, I just took a quick look at your site, you have a beautiful family. I will be back to take a tour.
KristineNora

LOL I went to College in the Show me state…. small world… I moved to England when I was 10… we were the only American’s in the school… I was called a Yank before I knew what one was lol :] k
Norval Arbogast replied

Wow, My Son is going to school over in Kansas, the traitor:-D
KristineNora

I moved from Paris France… My father sent me to Stephens College it is a four-year, private women’s college in Columbia, Missouri. Educating young women since 1833 LOL ... a bit of culture shock but I did learn the words to…..Up against the Wall Redneck mothers….by Jerry Jeff Walker LOL that was about it :] kris
Norval Arbogast replied

I live over on the other side of Missouri, ‘Cottey an all girls two year school is about 30 miles away. Excellent art department. I wanted to take some classes there but they kinda insinuated I didn’t have the right equipment.—-~~—good song~~——my wife Maries anthem :-D
KristineNora

No … he is where he is meant to be for now : p
LeilaniMelayna

Thank you, Norval for your beautiful compliment & I look forward to your next visit!

Smiles Leilani
madvlad

gaudy in the most wonderful way-~~one of a kind~~-surely-a keeper!
Norval Arbogast replied

Thanks madvlad, my wife tells me I’m just a gaudy guy, hey I like bright color, and if there’s an empty space decorate it.
banrai

fine color…
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you.
Kirrill D'Kainn

To Norval Arbogast.

... Two words – MASTER WORK … !

Kirrill.
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you Karrill, Eugenia gave me good bones on which to hang the decoration.
Ming Myaskovsky

Norval, this is going to be a great series. Can’t wait to see Japan, Russia and China. Your colors shines like a giant crystal, I needed to wear my sunglasses to look at your paintings!!! :))))
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank You, Japans swimming around in my head right now.
Joe Valcourt/M...

fab design and color
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you
catherine walker

so well done ..wonderful work!
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you
jim marshal

wild WILD work… what a celebration… love it to bits.
Norval Arbogast replied

Thanks Jim, it was a lot of fun to work on. I had answered Jim, I still hit the wrong dang button all the time.
Frances Perea

Fabulous! I can envision this in 3-D too!
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you, Frances, you’re welcome to give it a try. I don’t have the skills or equipment. I can envision what you would do, it would be gorgeous.
doreen01

Lovely details, forms, colors!
Great idea for this series!
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you Doreen, I wish I could get that free flowing decorative look you get. Maybe if I keep working at it. Eugenia keeps telling me to loosen up.
fuelthesoul

What brillant work,Bev
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you Bev. I had answered but I hit the wrong darn button, your comment is really appreciated.
Tammera

fabulous ….faved…;)
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank You
JenLand

Beautiful work!
Norval Arbogast replied

Thanks, this one was fun.
syd baker

This is remarkable, particularly reading about your Photoshop education. This is one of my first collaborations HERE, a bit different kind of one I know, and my education from my Australian friends has been about the country itself, the very different cities and states there, critters and birds, weather, cultures, I am thoroughly constantly being enriched through this Red Bubble place
Norval Arbogast

Syd, I just looked at your collaboration, you knocked my socks off. I wouldn’t even know where to begin on something like that. I had never heard of or seen a fractal until I joined Zazzle last year. still don’t know how it’s done.
elenaoleniuc

Wonderful work !
Norval Arbogast

Thank You
Irene Burdell

Absolutely stunning work , just amazing the detail you have put into this piece.
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you, Eugenia sent me three drawings, my brain is working on the other two now.
ForestGirl

Ahhh … beautiful … what a great collab! Looks like you guys had lots of fun … Gotta get back into photoshop again myself!!
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you, I’m still learning. I’m trying out the different filters now. Photoshop is amazing. A bugger to learn though.
ForestGirl

Just think of it as playing! Experimentation and PLAY!!!!
weirdpuckett

This is Way cool dude!
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you
Marion Chapman

this is stunningly gorgeous! what a brilliant idea to halve her face like that. wonderful!!
Norval Arbogast

Thanks
bev langby

wow the design is wonderful and your colour selections they are all depicted in our outback between the earth ,flora and fauna , well done
Norval Arbogast replied

Bev, I watch everything I can on TV about Australia, there was a three part series on called ‘My Australia’, that where I got the idea for some of the jewelry. Australian artist use of bright color is a big influence.
bev langby

oh really can tell by your avatar u like colour ,well dont we all , must say u have a bit of aussie in u, we have u using “bugger” lol
kevinmawson

Absolutely stunning work!

km.
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you, I just got a reproduction back this morning. what you see on screen is just as bright in the reproduction. I was pleased.
kevinmawson

THIS WOULD MAKE A WONDERFUL CARD, IS THIS NOT FOR SALE?
itsallgoodamanda

Stunning work,! love it ,
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you, I just visited your gallery, are you able to do your fractals in photoshop 5.5. Why I ask is you said you did your leaves design in it. Thats the program I use.
RosaCobos

Freedom contained.
It is hard to achieve it.
To submmit the movement of lines and objects of decoration or symbolism… but you have got it.
So she is attracting most of our attention,
for the shake of the her intense look and fantasy.
Really wonderful.
Rosa
Norval Arbogast replied

You caught the Ideas in it, that makes me happy, it wasn’t meant to be just fluff.
liesbeth

Looks like you had a wonderfull teacher and a great talent of your own.. this is absolutely stunning.. love it!
Walzing Mathilda might give the idea of a happy song where in fact it is one of the sadest songs ever.. x
Norval Arbogast replied

That really surprised me, having heard it used in so many movies in fast time I always thought it was a happy song. The words are wonderful.
Songwriter

I think your ‘teacher’ must be over the moon at your tribute. It is so wonderful and that version of ‘Waltzing Matilda’ is perfect with it. Great work. :0) Song
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you, this version of ‘Waltzing Matilda’ really spoke to me, I’m from the Vietnam era.
Sharon Mau

Sensational colours, it is a beautiful work of art!
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Sharon Mau

So, I opened your link and listened to the song Waltzing Matilda and I must tell you, my eyes opened wide as I have heard this song in my childhood, but never did I truly understand what it was about until now, and as a cold wind continuously blew over me, I wept as I listened to the song and watched the amazing heartbreaking video. I am deeply moved to see this profoundly moving video is linked with such beauty with your lovely work of art. It is an astounding tribute Norval for the souls who were lost in such a senseless war and for all those who survived such a tragedy. For me, therefore, this image is a tragic beauty. Mahalo
Norval Arbogast replied

It was the same here, I have heard the song my whole life and thought it was a cocky victory song. I was going through Utube and I like the ‘Three Tenors’ so took a listen. Wow!, moving, the words sure have changed my perspective on a lot of things.
Sharon Mau

Aloha Norval, congratulations on your feature today in Dimensions

06 August 2009
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you so much
Andrea Ida Rausch

Wow, stunning! My congrats on the feature!
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you
Susan van Zyl

Awesome!!!!!!
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you
Shulie1

This is really stunning!
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you
Ana Johnson

WOW! This spectacular, I am blown -over by this image …I can look at it for ages…A MASTERPIECE!
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you Ana, I’m trying to figure out how to put it on a T shirt.
webbie
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you so much, I had just added to the description, I got a reproduction back, the color is excellent, it is just as brilliant as what you see on screen.
webbie

It is just Beautiful ,,,I love the bold colors:)
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you so much, I just made the comment the reproduction is right on. I love direct RGB printing after working in CYMK for so many years.
linaji

INCREDIBLE.. WORK!! THIS ONE!!
Deborah Glasgow

Spectacular! Wish I could get my hair to look like that. Congratulations:D
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you. Hair and Hats for a decorator like me that’s candy.
Mariska

Absolutely wonderful…..WOW…..and…BRAVO my friend!!!!
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you, a lot of the credit should go to my friend Eugenia Bacon, she let me use her wonderful black and white drawing to hang my decoration on.
Frances Perea

This is fabulous!
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you
ellamental

This rocks mighty good!!!! The colors are spectacular!!!!!
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you, this is the first one that I tryed to use all the new techniques I’m learning in PhotoShop.
louisegreen

Awesome, I love it!
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank you
franticflagwave

Just discoverd your work really like it!
Norval Arbogast replied

Thank You, you’re welcome to come by anytime.
shadowlee 18 days ago

brilliant colours depicting this country, fantastic piece
Norval Arbogast replied 18 days ago

Thank you, this was one of the most fun to do.