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Oil on canvas tryptich. / The painting is a large oil on canvas diptych approx 2metres X 120cm and features three painters at the end of a table (Brett Whiteley, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Vincent Van Gogh). The table is also a barron Australian landscape with the foreground area being a resting spot for various art materials and a cup of coffee which has an actual handle petruding from the canvas (I dropped a cup one night whilst painting and collaged on the broken handle). There is a lot of text scratched into the paint (with the back of a brush) which I have reproduced below for readability. There is also a fair use of collaged material scattered about the painting. A letter from Australian artist George Gittoes, a CD of Miles Davis along with a notepad with some of the other music I have been listening to in recent months whilst painting this work. Jigsaw pieces, pencils, pencil shavings, a loaded paint brush, a matchbox and even a reproduced letter in Vincents pocket to his brother Theo (the original 1883 letter had a sketch included aptly titled “People in the Studio” More..). I have also included a reference to a letter from an artist friend in the US who used a Andy Warhol stamp on the envelope. Painted within the landscape are two small easels with two of my previous paintings on them (“Miles Davis” and “Pots” which hangs in my studio at present). More information plus reproduction of my own prose for this painting here: / http://www.leithomalley.com/artprize.html / - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - - - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – / Here is the full text which I scratched into the background of the painting featured here at Red Bubble titled “Talking to the Muses about Art”. / These are my own words and thoughts.. a tone poem if you will.. Paint on regardless. / Paint on through expression & meaning. Paint on through metaphor and symbolism. Paint on through elaboration & simplicity. Paint on through caffeine & turpentine. Paint on through the early hours. Paint on through imagination & mystery. Paint on through inspiration & interpretation. / Paint on through self doubt & apprehension. Paint on through solitude & crowded thought. Paint on through fashion & trend. Paint on through stumbling blocks & open doors. Paint on through dishonesty & distraction. Paint on through routine & boredom. Paint on through broken charcoal & broken spirit. / Just paint on. Paint on through broken rules & pushing boundries. Paint on through textured passage & scratched thought. Paint on through form versus content. Paint on through figuration & landscape. Paint on through reality & exageration. / Paint on through infatuation & interpretation . Paint on through motivation & passion. Paint on through responsibility & deadline. Paint on through key & contrast . / Paint on, Paint on, Paint on. Paint on through expectation & surprise. Paint on through 3AM & exhaustion . Paint on through exhilaration & dissapointment . Paint on through misunderstanding & enlightenment. Paint on through stereotype & label . Paint on through collage & memory. Paint on through spontaneity & laboured thought . / Paint on through ignorance & envy. Paint on through music & silence. Paint on through the sound of brushwork & the smell of linseed oil . Paint on through circus, canvas & colour . Paint on through age & beauty. Paint on through influence & originality. Paint on through Modigliani & Miles. / Paint on through blank canvas & empty palette. / Paint on through exhibition & inhibition. / Just paint on. -Leith O’Malley MORE INFORMATION: / Talking to the Muses about Art” is more a case of elaborating or building on all that I liked about a previous painting I did called the “Talking to Picasso..” . One thing I did start to develop however was turning the table top in the foreground into a landscape and yet retaining the idea of it being a tabletop at the same time. I have carried this through to more recent paintings and am enjoying mixing my love of figurative work with the landscape elements. / / The text in the background of Muses is a sort of tone poem. It is reproduced in full on my website and talks about the struggle to paint and the obsession with wanting to keep painting (“paint on through”) no matter what. / Sometimes I feel like the painting is telling me what it wants rather than the other way around. There is definitely a sort of love/hate relationship with some of my work and I often feel empty after a painting is completed. I scraped the text and thoughts into the paint with my fingers, stick and a brush handle mostly and they represent my thoughts and the imagined conversation with Whiteley, Basquiat and Vincent. / / The painting has a road running from the foreground which sweeps up and around to the central figure (Basquiat). There are several motifs along that road which deal with struggle and decision making (eg. The hurdles). There are also collaged pictures of paintings I have done along the way and references to the circus via the striped tents. My parents traveled Australia with Ashton Circus when I was young and I have recurring imagery about this time in several of my works (clowns and tents). / / There are also some collaged quotes scattered about the painting. One of my favourites is a line I reproduced from a Laura Viers song which reads “all the time spent dreaming is never lost” and another unrelated quote “art is never finished, only abandoned” which also struck a chord with me. / / In the lower left of the foreground I have made reference to my love of graphic art with a painted colour chart and just below the bowl containing the collaged pencil shavings I have presented three pencils. One is real (glued on), one is painted realistically and the other is a photograph of a pencil. There is also a collaged article on Picasso’s use of collage in his work. / / Just writing this brings back so many good memories about the painting, and upon reflection it is very interesting to look back and think about the motivation behind the work. / / “Talking to the Muses about Art” was recently purchased by the Chairman of Country Arts SA (Adelaide) so I won’t get to see it for some time unfortunately. Photographic reproductions don’t really do it justice as there is quite a significant amount of texture, thick paint and glazed areas throughout the painting. / - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – / - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – / - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - -
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Here is another photo I took of my little muse yesterday, I just love her intense stare…. Enjoy & Merry Christmas!
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My first effort at doing the ‘poem as image’ thing :) The poem is here on RedBubble. This poem is about my inspiration for creative writing, my muse. She comes to me by night. The demands of the day keep us apart, and I miss her…
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Photo of my Muse & Best Mate Hanna, as she lounges in the Melbourne Casino….. This image featured in The Woman Photographer in May 2009. Many thanks!
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He Called Me Princess
by JenniferBNSFW
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paris, france
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As is shot of Full Moon, 12/12/08…this Big Winter Moon (Long Nights Moon) is said to invoke muses – the nine daughters of Zues and Mnemosyne whom were each attributed to a different art: epic and heroic poetry, music, lyric and erotic poetry, history, tragedy, sacred poetry and geometry, dance, comedy, and astronomy and astrology. / My muse was certainly invoked with the confirmation of a visit from a Great Gray Owl, who stirred up the dogs and the chickens last night ;) Gemini Moon
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Nikki’s fabric design inspiration, stuck in a cup of pencils. Pentax K10D / Takumar 50mm f1.4@ 1.8 / (Good lord, its a wonderful lens…)
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I had a strange conversation with one of my girls. / My muse : I want to be the next muse. / Me : Errr..ok. / My muse : No. I really really want to be one. The next Chanel muse. / Me : Dear, do you know what are you dreaming of now? / My muse : 100% You know how can persistent my girls can be sometimes. So…you know what’s next ;) Fashion illustrations series on my muse. More on couture soon. Today she’s in Mango (As in Mango fashion ad by Miss Cruz).
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Part of our new greeting card line “Living Out Loud”! As greeting cards in stores that carry Tree-Free and available on www.Duirwaigh.com © Angi Sullins & Silas Toball For inspiration visit Message from the Muse For our gallery of inspirational and mytho-poetic art visit Duirwaigh Studios Duirwaigh Studios: / There you can find prints, greeting cards, calendars, books and more that will make perfect gifts. Plus our inspirational film “A Knock at the Door” and more…
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Cockatoo Island Machine Shop – Sydney, Australia, 16th May 2009. The HDR group had a meet-up on Cockatoo Island that coincided with a large group of artists also meeting there. The old abandoned machine shop with its rusty lathes and mills etc made for an interesting place to photograph. I spied this lady drawing an old lathe with the sun shining through the window, perfectly lighting up her drawing paper and asked if she’d be ok with a photo and she happily agreed. I decided to use HDR to bring out the detail in the old lathe and the time ravaged walls and brickwork, but also to show the amazing greenish glow of light that was coming through the tinted upper window panels. If anyone recognises the lady artist in the foreground, let me know as I’d like to send her a copy. Nikon D90, Nikkor 18-55 DX f22, 18mm, 3 exposures of mtr, -2 & +2 2, 1 & 10 sec, HDR’d in Photomatix, Iphoto.
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Self-portrait Part of the Factory Girl series
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Grace #3 of 3 From the “Black Butterfly: The Muse” series. Charcoal on Mylar film, 20×16” From a reference photo by Rolling Stone magazine photographer Baron Wolman. Groupie “HARLOW”, San Francisco, Nov. 1969. I saw these photos and fell in love with them – Baron was so gracious to allow me to use them. I added the flowers and butterflies, from a pattern on scented drawer liners. Here is a quote from Baron about the groupies: “As concert promoter Bill Graham has given me all access to any of the concerts he produced, I spent quite a bit of time backstage with the bands, their roadies and their women. What fascinated me were the lengths to which the women, the groupies, went to prepare themselves for their backstage appearances. Because I also wanted an excuse to photograph them, I suggested to Jann they might make an interesting story. He agreed and Rolling Stone Magazine No. 27 became known as “the groupie issue.” It was widely promoted, read and commented upon, even turned into a book.” -Baron Wolman While the rest of the models I’ve used in the series are in the arts themselves, I was intrigued with the idea of groupies – and their intrigue with rock & roll artists of the late 1960’s. It seems to me they were using their own bodies and persona as an art form to attract their artistic “muses.” I guess you could consider some of the works in my Black Butterfly series “Cover Tunes.” I believe the borrowed references are vital to the series to relate the idea of inspiration, and its relation to talent and celebrity. These “tunes” well deserve a stylish, honorable replay. Many thanks to the talented people who have loaned their vision of the muse to aid me in illustrating my ideas.
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Ink on 280 gsm Linen textured paper / A digital partner to this piece is available (Without) FEATURED in ‘The Patchwork’ July, 2009 / FEATURED in ‘Spectacular Spirals’ August, 2009
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Reflections By the Sea... I just Want To Be Loved
by linaji. / Breathe deep 10 more times Linaji
Musings on a Good Day.. By the Sea..
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When the Muse is Away
by Matt PenfoldHungry for some words one day / I couldn’t find my muse / Thesaurus wouldn’t help me / So I tried another ruse
Just mucking around again, having fun with words ;-)
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photoshop mix - / an iillustration on the mythologic theme the 3 graces – featured in featured in ! Inspired Art !
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