Abstract...The "Typhon"

Artist: Janis Zroback
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Abstract...The "Typhon"

This painting, is inspired by Turner’s painting of a slave ship in the midst of a typhoon, which he called a “Typhon”...Turner captured the horror of the event and terrifying grandeur of nature through hot, churning color and light that merge sea and sky. The critic John Ruskin, the first owner of Slave Ship, wrote, “If I were reduced to rest Turner’s immortality upon any single work, I should choose this.”
I chose to create an abstract work evoking the turmoil of the storm, not so much stressing the wind and the waves, but instead ferocity and power portrayed by the intense shock of deep red amid the more serene blues...

“Aloft all hands, strike the top-masts and belay;
Yon angry setting sun and fierce-edged clouds
Declare the Typhon’s coming.
Before it sweeps your decks, throw overboard
The dead and dying – ne’er heed their chains
Hope, Hope, fallacious Hope!
Where is thy market now?”..J.M.W. Turner

Acrylic on Canvas

427 Views

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Abstract...The "Typhon" by Janis Zroback

Janis Zroback

Yon angry setting sun and fierce-edged clouds
Declare the Typhon’s coming.
catherine walker

Pure magic janis..you are fabulous at putting such feeling into your work
I love your new abstracts.
‘this makes the imagination soar..well done!
Janis Zroback replied

How lovely of you to call it pure magic!!...thank you so much Catherine..I’m so pleased you like them :))
kjgordon

you’re thinking it …............out quite well…......I can feel the power…..........I like your description
Janis Zroback replied

Then you must take a look athe one before this…even more powerful…thank you so much DH… :))
webbie

AW Job Sis…love your blending …great job ..hugggz
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much Thelma…how nice of you…
Jim Phillips

I can feel it! Fine abstract.
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much Jim…I’m glad you do.. :))
MichaelTravis

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I love this! MMMMMMMMMMWA!
Janis Zroback replied

I love your comment Michael…welcome and thank you so much.. :))
MichaelTravis

Your so very welcome hon
MichaelTravis

darn thang! MMMMMMMMMMWA!
Janis Zroback replied

LOL…..
MelDavies

This is really stunning
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much Mel…how nice of you…
Linda Callaghan

loads of heat coming off this one Janis…perfect words which turns on our imagination…a great abstract painting
Janis Zroback replied

I’m under the influence of Turner and the mystics these days…I went to a huge art show on the weekend with 500 artists participating…many were very contemporary styled work…I’m suffering a reaction…thanks so much Linda…
owlspook
Janis Zroback replied

Fantastic news…love it…thank you so much…
Neophytos

Full of emotion and power..!Makes your imagination soar to it’s limits…BEAUTIFUL .!
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much Neo…lovely of you to say so…
GloriaDK

This is really good Janis and the writing. I love the red in it.
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much Gloria…how very nice of you…
GEORGE SANDERSON

A superbly powerful image Janis !!!
the colours are outstanding
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much George…so nice of you…
owlspook

(big smile) I love how you captured the feeling of a typhoon! (big smile)
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Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much…I’m glad you do…
Linda Callaghan

not suffering Janis I would say inspiration! we get to share it too :-D …
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much Linda… :))
bevmorgan

This does exactly what you wanted it to do, Janis. The ferocity of the storm is represented so well in this powerful painting.
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much Bev, for your lovely comment… :))
corinna wagner

very very beautifully done! the red tones are fantastic!
Janis Zroback replied

Welcome and thank you so much Corinna…I appreciate it…
John Fish

wonderful. one of my faves.
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much John..I’m very happy that it is…... :))
Alison Pearce

Magnificent!!!
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much Alison…that’s a lovely adjective…much appreciated..
Pip Gerard

stunning texture!
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much Pip…I’m so pleased you like it…
Pip Gerard
Janis Zroback replied

Wonderful news Pip…thank you so much…I really appreciate it…
sarahhoffman

Beautiful work Janis…you are truly gifted!
Janis Zroback replied

Welcome Sarah…thank you so much…
mingtees

Congrats on the homepage, gorgeous painting!
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much Amy…this is wonderful news…thanks so much for letting me know…
Sanne Thijs

Congrats on your homepagefeature!! 21/09/2009
Janis Zroback replied

I tried to copy this, but I don’t know how…so thank you so much for adding it to my art page and for your good wishes as well..very nice of you…
mingtees

Janis – On Mac if you push command-shift-3 all together, that should give you a screenshot that will show up on you desktop. You can then crop it down in Photoshop or whatever image editing program you use.
Janis Zroback replied

I don’t have photoshop, but I guess I can save it in I photo…I will try it…thanks so much Amy…
Janis Zroback replied

Well I got the screen shot, so I will try to make it smaller now…thanks again…btw…that was neat…
Janis Zroback replied

Did it…it’s now on my journal page…I took it down to 300, but next time I will make it a bit bigger…you are wonderful…blessings…
Mui-Ling Teh

Congratulations on the homepage Janis!
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much Mui-Ling… I’m very pleased…
Joanne Bradley

Janis, congratulations on the homepage feature of this powerful energectic abstract!
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much Joanne…I’m so pleased with all my home page features, I can now make a calendar of them…lol…
greenfrog153

Congratulations on making the homepage!
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much.. :))
CapturedByKylie

Congratulations on being featured on the Red Bubble Home Page.
September 22nd 2009.
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much Kylie.. :))
Karen Cougan

congrats….....awesome works
xkc
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much Karen.. :))
F.A. Moore

Congratulations on being noted
Inside Solo, vol 11!

^{Inside Solo is the Art News and Resource magazine from Solo Exhibition.}

Click the link, above, to go see your work highlighted in the Art News section for members. The magazine is now a formal publication, in PDF format, too.
Janis Zroback replied

Wonderful news…thank you so much…I really appreciate it and the news is going into my journal now…
robpixaday

Gorgeous wonderful brilliant!!!!!!!
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much..how very nice of you…I feel very flattered…
Lynn Moore

Beautiful Janis! Love the red :)
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much Lynn…I’m so glad you like it..
Marilyn Brown

Congratulations of winning the PiMT challenge

Life Abstracted

You and your work will be featured for a week.
Janis Zroback replied

That’s wonderful news Marion…thank you so much….there were so many beautiful paintings in the challenge..I am very gratified at the win…
Zefira

Congratulations Janis – wonderful painting
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much Zefira…very nice of you..
TedBlackall

Would love to have done this painting Janis. But pleased for you and all. It’s so special.
Janis Zroback replied

Welcome to my gallery Ted…that is a lovely compliment…thanks so much..
Jing3011

joyous.
Janis Zroback replied

Thank you so much…very nice of you.