Man’s Best Friend
© C J Lewis. Oils on stretched canvas 24”x 30” (61cm x 76cm)
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This is my depiction of the being of nature: man’s domination, in this case, over his dog, the rocks representing earth, looking down on the scene representing air, the blue ‘v’ shape with water running down it representing the uterus of woman who gives birth through the water’s of life, the dog & man both representing the fire of love through their existence and bond and if you look closely under his arm there is a slight depiction of the eye of Ra and a fish swimming up stream representing the spirit of the ALL.
MAY 2009 FEATURED IN The Patchwork group
MCN:C9129-CADF1-A2DC5
The picture below is the original photograph I looked into and used to create what I saw within it … this painting. There were 4 artworks created out of this one photograph…the other two on Redbubble are Common Sense Calling and Ghost Whisperers Hide Behind You which were created from Screaming Lost Souls In The Energy
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kjgordon
this says C J all over….........I really like your unique style…........
C J Lewis replied
Aloha & mahalo KJ … I’m still getting into the swing of painting faces as not done them before except as air-brush work on computer … have never done life drawing/anatomy so it’s a teach myself sort of effort … am glad you like the style … ‘cause I think I’m stuck with it …lol.
linaji
This is simply amazing.. I love your eye.. all at once all over the world.. it seems worldly and sweet and kind and wonderful YOU!
C J Lewis replied
BIG mwah for you … thank you so very much Linaji for your wonderful eye at seeing this one as you did … for that is what I was attempting to interpret the being of nature :))
tkrosevear
love this and you sis ;) xoxoxo
C J Lewis replied
Hi sis … thank you so very much … appreciate the fav too. Hope you are well & having fun. Love ya :) xoxoxo
calves
I really like your unique style too Chris!!!
wonderful work:)
C J Lewis replied
Hi Claudia … thank you … it seems to be a style that came out of the blue … it’s stuck to me … lol. Appreciate your lovely comment :)x
grarbaleg
When God had finished naming all the animals
his little mate
whom had faithfully walked beside him the whole way
turned looked up with saddness
said to GOD
what is left for me
you are my soul
my partner through all that has come to past
it is only far
that you are me
in reverse
DOG
fabulous image CJ
abundance to you as always
C J Lewis replied
Hi grarbaleg, thank you for the sweet little words, that’s cute … appreciated … abundance & love to you too :)
itsallgoodamanda
love it !
C J Lewis replied
Hi Amanda … thank you very much, appreciated :)
Keith Reesor
Incredible Chris!! :)
C J Lewis replied
Thank you very much Keith :)
valzart
Wow! watta great painting sweetheART & love the wee story ..how clever you are ;} happy hippy hugglez
C J Lewis replied
Hi Val … thank you very much for your lovely comment and fav on this one … glad you like it :) xx + happy hippy hugz
mimulux
wow.. so wonderful cj :)
C J Lewis replied
Hi Pat … thank you, glad you like and I appreciate the fav on it too :)
kjgordon
faces are the hardest thing for me…...that is where I am stuck on with Luna Park….
I am still laboring over it…......
may just make it a whimsical composition…........I have painted over it so many times the paint is so thick…....like leather now…........ha.
C J Lewis replied
lol … a good trick to get paint off if you want to remove it is to use mineral turps and a rag … then reprime that area and repaint … helps to stop reworked areas from being too thick. Faces are all to do with the shading/toning I have come to realise … I mix a little grey into whatever colour I am using for the face for the areas to be shaded to give the effect of say under the cheek bone then a lighter colour just above it to give the effect of fullness … although this fellow seems very grey he has skin tone glaze over the top … which shows up more on the original than this pic of it … persistence is all powerful as Calvin Coolidge (13th US President once said :)
kjgordon
many times the thickness is a good thing…..I never take th epaint off…...I can always start a new fabric or wood or anything I paint on…....
I understand about the shading but faces are just so frustrating to me…...
I will get it done….......
C J Lewis replied
lol
mooner1
Lovely work CJ!!! {:{)
C J Lewis replied
Thank you mooner1 … appreciated :)
Mike Paget
Excellent work Chris and well done on the feature too!
C J Lewis replied
Hi Mike … sorry for late reply … appreciate your comment and congrats :)
owlspook
“what, you ask, was the beginning of it all?
And it is this …
Existence that multiplied itself for sheer delight of being
And plunged into numberless trillions of forms
So that it might
find itself
innumerably.”
—-Sri Aurobindo
beautiful work CJ (big smile)
C J Lewis replied
Hi owlspook … just found your comment here … thanks, very interesting concept by Sri Aurobindo :))
Shanina Conway
Interesting pov Chris and wonderfully unique style…great to catch up on your wonderful works;)
C J Lewis replied
Hi Shanina … thank you very much for your lovely comment and fav … appreciated. Happy you like the style … something that has just come out of the blue … lol
F.A. Moore
Really enjoyable piece.
C J Lewis replied
Thank you so much for saying so Fran … this is one of the works for my exhibition in November and wasn’t too sure of it, so am glad you have commented as such … appreciate the fav too :)