218 - IF ONLY THESE BRICKS COULD TALK II - DAVE EDWARDS - INK & COLOURED PENCILS - 2008

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218 - IF ONLY THESE BRICKS COULD TALK II - DAVE EDWARDS - INK & COLOURED PENCILS - 2008

This is a new version of my 1997 painting. It contains two figures and three heads.

Here is the earlier version:

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  • John Edwards

    John Edwards

    Wonderful work Dave

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thanks John.

  • blamo

    blamo

    surreal look and feel …......... colours really do stand out …..............marvellous

  • Ine Spee

    Ine Spee

    I like it, really nice perspective. And again, such vibrant colours!

  • BLYTHART

    BLYTHART

    Has anyone spotted the face in the mountains yet?

  • Al Neaimi

    Al Neaimi

    wonderful work , I did not see the sanding men at first , well done

  • Ulrikeart

    Ulrikeart

    love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thanks.

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Such clever work …

  • Patricia L. Ballard

    Patricia L. Ba...

    Great touch of whimsy. Love it.

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thanks Patricia.

  • Virginia McGowan

    Virginia McGowan

    DAve superb detail art love the colous .

  • BLYTHART replied

    Many thanks.

  • catblack

    catblack

    squares, squares, glorious squares.
    the cut out heads r reli impressive, got a shock wen i saw ‘em.

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thanks Zed :)

  • cheetaah

    cheetaah

    Oh Dave I love the color you use on the bricks….. and I can see the third head on the right upper side, very clever and smart drawing/painting.

  • BLYTHART replied

    I couldn’t resist adding that head :)

  • Brian Towers

    Brian Towers

    I like the structured perspective in this Dave. As there is something in brickwork called ‘headers’ I guess it fits well with your theme.

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thanks Brian. I like that pun :)

  • Terry Krysak

    Terry Krysak

    Well done Dave.
    Very imaginative and fanciful.

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thanks Terry.

  • cheetaah

    cheetaah

    That’s a great idea, you could have done that to the other mountains and like a puzzle to try to find out how many heads are in there….... well done Dave.

  • BLYTHART replied

    ... with prizes for correct answers :) Good idea … you provide the prizes though :P

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

    great work

  • mikeloughlin

    mikeloughlin

    Beautiful warm colours,love it.

  • pinkyjain

    pinkyjain

    This is outstanding Dave, the scene is so charming, the colors vibrant & wondrous. And i see one face in the mountain top right

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thanks Lisa.

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton

    Wonderfully weird. Tremendous choice of colours and patterns.

  • dimarie

    dimarie

    very very cool!
    and so colourful ! :) :) :)

  • Lance Leopold

    Lance Leopold

    The figures and faces are very cleverly woven into this surreal artscape,Dave,well done!!!

  • Martin Derksema

    Martin Derksema

    Ah, a beautiful and distinctive Blythart again. Love it. Such a beautiful imaginary world.

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake

    You love bricks and tiles don’t you! This is fantastic- the colours make it seem like a dream.

  • BLYTHART replied

    ... and old stones too.

  • AngelArtist

    AngelArtist

    This is beautiful. I love it. It is quite clever as well. I found the heads and the figures immediately…well, it took me a few seconds to find the third head =)

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thanks very much.

  • Mui-Ling Teh

    Mui-Ling Teh

    Nice; very clever.

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thank you.

  • lurline

    lurline

    You have a great sense of colour and a vivid imagination . They work together to produce original and charming works of art. :)

  • BLYTHART replied

    Wow – now there’s a compliment. If I could afford a publicity agent you’d get the job :)

  • Colin Cartwright

    Colin Cartwright

    Clever, clever concept, Dave.
    Superbly drawn and coloured, as only you can – and that humour!

    I’m just back from Andalucia.
    I have an eye operation to save my sight tomorrow my painting future hangs in the balance.
    But still hoping to get to see your exhibition before it closes

  • BLYTHART replied

    Hi coin, Firstly, many thanks for liking this painting. Everyone comments on the earlier version, but not many on this version. I do hope your eye op is a success. Although my exhibition is billed as being until 1st August the theatre has closed for the summer :-( At least I did get four weeks, which ain’t to be sneezed at.

  • Mark Ramstead

    Mark Ramstead

    This has the idea but most of the composition takes your eyes away from it, Since you have people hidden within the bricks, it is doubly hard to see them. Thus the word camouflage comes up.

  • BLYTHART replied

    I agree. In retrospect, I feel the faces would be more obvious if the background was plain. Thanks again.

  • Mike Paget

    Mike Paget

    Very striking composition Dave

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thanks Mike.

  • Linda Callaghan

    Linda Callaghan

    when did this one go up? this is a great one Dave – I do like this one very much…depth, colours, interest, and also a bit of an enigma…took me a little while to find no. 3 face but I found it :-D love the shapes in this one and again such a unique Dave painting! such a clever imaginative image with the figures and faces….well done. A fav.

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thanks Linda. Redbubble no longer tells us when the comments were made, so I don’t know if this is a recent comment. I am trying to go through all my comments to thank people.

  • AngelArtiste

    AngelArtiste

    I love it!

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thanks Angela.

  • chasingsooz

    chasingsooz

    You are a talented artist. This is a vibrant, exciting, interesting work.

  • BLYTHART replied

    Wow – thanks.

  • AnitaInverarity

    AnitaInverarity

    Oh my word- I missed this one- Very clever and creative. Now I found 2 figures and 2 heads after puzzling for a moment, but head number 3 ??
    Away to look again.

  • AnitaInverarity

    AnitaInverarity

    The purple hill head !!!!- Great work xx

  • BLYTHART replied

    ... or it could be the Hurple Pill Head :) Hey … there’s another name for a rock band. You and I could go into business compsing titles for rock bands.

  • AnitaInverarity

    AnitaInverarity

    LMAO :)))))))) Hurple Pill Head Indeed x

  • JacquiK

    JacquiK

    Love this. The colours are wonderful.

  • BLYTHART replied

    Many thanks for favouriting this and for Watchlisting me. I really appreciate that.

  • LTScribble

    LTScribble

    omg i still love it…..this is wonderful illustrative stuff….write a story to go with it and u have a book with marvelous picturesque book….that children would adore easily

  • Nira Dabush

    Nira Dabush

    fantastic, imaginative and SO WELL DONE, Dave.

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thanks Nira.

  • BLYTHART replied

    I can see now that you are distressed a little by the fact that these people cannot reach each other. Maybe they will – one day :)

  • biddumy

    biddumy

    Quirky, eye-catching and wonderfully drawn!!!

  • BLYTHART replied

    Quirky and whimsical is how I see my art, so I really appreciate this comment … thank you.

  • Nira Dabush

    Nira Dabush

    Well hello again Dave..
    Yes now I see it for the second time.
    Another brilliant idea.
    Is it a reason you chose to do 2 figures and 3 heads… Or is only a matter of composition?
    I look at it.. I can feel difficulty between the 2 figures.. there is not a possibility to really touch..
    The 2 holes in the wall, as faces.. reflects perhaps “viewing” different landscapes.
    Different point of view, maybe.
    This work show progress from the first one..
    there’s similarity, yet difference.
    You know, personally I would try to paint a solution .. I mean these 2 hands reach out for each other and touch, for example.
    JUST FANTASTIC, DAVE.

  • BLYTHART replied

    In my mind I am capturing a moment in stone – or brick to be precise :) One human being reaching out to comfort another in distress. Think of this as a couple of brick statues. You seem to read sadness into these pictures – maybe your own sadness you are projecting into the painting. For me it is an image of hope as the third face is looking upwards … maybe to God – the source of all hope for the future. Maybe the village is protected and these two people are the guardians in the middle of a personal conversation. Project your own ideas into the picture – that is what art is about. Art can be someting to make you think – not always something telling you what to think.

  • Nira Dabush

    Nira Dabush

    It is true, Dave.
    The colours seems very happy, actually.
    And.. I agree different people sEE different things in a same piece of ART. I see it a lot in comments to my artworks.. Sometimes people see things , I didn’t intent to convey. I like that..
    You know different interpretations to the same WORK OF ART.
    The project, I suggested here for you.. was something similar, to what I had in mind a while ago..
    but haven’t made it really…
    Personally… I find many times INSIGHTS, in others comments, although not always it was my intention on the first place.
    AND.. Sometimes other people do read my mind.
    :-)
    ENJOY THE WEEKEND..!

  • BLYTHART replied

    Be prepared – my picture may not coincide with what you had in mind, but that’s art for you :) I already have an image in my mind.

  • Nira Dabush

    Nira Dabush

    YES.. I know what art is, Dave.
    Please take your time ( referring to your other reply).. Looking at my life.. I’m more then patient …
    You know there is a sentence: הסבלנות משתלמת = patient rewards.
    I asked myself is it really?...
    I’m sure in your case, my patient rewards.

  • BLYTHART replied

    Many believe women are more patient than men are. As my dearly departed Aunt liked to say:

    “Patience is a virtue,
    possess it if you can.
    Seldom in a woman ..
    .. and never in a man” :)

  • Nira Dabush

    Nira Dabush

    I learned something new here.. I didn’t know it as a fact… :-)
    I’m sure research were done about it..
    and of course this can be checked in internet..
    Perhaps I will do work about it… patience I mean.
    Thanks Dave

  • Diana-Lee Saville

    Diana-Lee Saville

    Yes I see a face :))

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