Door#6...Rust
“Door#6” is drawn in Pastel, Sanguine and Charcoal on Clayboard, my latest favourite support for all media…it is not an easy surface to use as paint is not absorbed as on paper, but I am loving it especially for drawings like this one..the drawing is subtitled “Rust” as I want to give the sensation of rust…the gritty feel of it under your hands, and the warm ochre and sienna tones that appear when metal is exposed to weather for a long time…you will note that in this series the doors are not really there…these are images of the hardware that make doors work the way they are supposed to work…this is an old handle left behind by the previous owners of my house…I have treasured it….I think Janus would be proud....
Rust conjures all sorts of images…it is either something we want to eradicate with steel wool and CLR, or if you’re like me you love it’s textures and colours…in reading about rust I meditated on several lines I came across…
Rusting realities obscure our view…
Memories become like rust, eaten over the years…
Rusted, Abandoned, Safe..
Rust clings tight, covers and grows…
I save rust
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Janis Zroback
Carla Jensen
Outstanding …Janis!! beautiful colors and texture ! A wonderful addition to the series wtg!!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Carla…I thought you would like this because of some of the things you photograph…
kjgordon
well you certainly succeeded in how you wanted this to come accross….....dirty rusty door handle.
well done wahini…...now it should be featured…........
Janis Zroback replied
Just what I love to paint, because of all the texture and the colours are my favourites…I’m glad I succeeded…thanks so much KJ…
GEORGE SANDERSON
Excelent as usual, Janis !!
We had a challenge at my art club a few months ago, and the subject was, rust !. this one would have taken first prize !
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much for the compliment George…I would love to see the one that came first….
VintageXposure
really excellent subject matter and great details/tones/colors…wonderful series!
Janis Zroback replied
Welcome…thank you so much for the compliment to my work…I’m so happy you like the series…
valzart
Wow! would love this beauty in my new group sweetheART ;} happy hippy hugglez link
Janis Zroback replied
I will check it out now…thank you so much Val…
nicholphoto
Janis Zroback replied
What a beautiful compliment Bradley….I am immensely flattered and will try to live up to it…thank you so much… :)))
catherine walker
I love the colours in this one..so wonderful ..
I see you’re doing a whole series on door knobs..
and they all look fantastic.. so well done Janis!!
Janis Zroback replied
Door knobs, handles and knockers…anything to do with doors….in homage to the god Janus, the god of doors…thank you so much Catherine…
Alison Pearce
Excellent!!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Alison…. :))
Jim Phillips
That added texture really dones the job Janis. Great piece.
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Jim..I am amazed at the versatility of pencils and crayons…I am really loving them… :))
Heloisa Castro
excellent
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Heloisa.. :))
bev langby
wonderful Janis ….....
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Bev..I’m glad you like it :))
Karin Taylor
more of your pastel perfection here for me to just marvel at…. i really love the rust stains particularly in this one, and just the focus on an object that is manmade, and yet i can still marvel at it’s lustre and beauty
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Karin….I’m taking a break from the doors, though I am using pastels in my mixed media abstracts too as they are out on my table, but they are combined with inks and acrylics and watercolour, so it’s not so messy…I had constant headaches in this last series as it was pure pastel and I was breathing in the particles :))
Linda Callaghan
you have definitely captured the rust in this painting Janis..also the wetness behind the handle ..who would have thought rust could look so beautiful!
Janis Zroback replied
I love it…I find any patina of age tells a story…I find myself wondering who had it first when it was shiny and all that must have happened in between, but most of all I like the patina itself…the texture and the colours, and I want to reproduce it in paint right away…thank so much Linda…
Reynaldo
Janis very well done I like the treatment, and the look great
Janis Zroback replied
There is no treatment…it is entirely drawn by hand with pastel crayons….I don’t alter my work digitally….thank you so much…
Reynaldo
Janis well done like it
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much…