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24x32oil on wood
Haven't done a train painting in a while...
today's start
Artist I like
The Tkachev brothers I'm guessing one is better than the other as the body of there work is average or sometimes downright terrible while a small group is brilliant on the level of the top 5 Russian painters of all time. I don't know who did what or if they both went down hill due to fashion, laziness or age and liquor?
posted by william wray at 9:06 PM
31 Comments:
Awesome. Love the pure white in the door.
Bill, I'm really digging what you've been doing lately. Good to see another train painting. Also, that lay-in of the man and cart is good; looking forward to seeing where that one goes.
Wow, wow, and wow. An amazing painting with so much dirty atmosphere. I love it.
Another great one, love it!
I LOVE the train! There's a firey urgency I feel while watching the warm colors fight the cold ones.
Beautiful painting!
Great work, Bill. I like that intense red at the very front of the train and then again at the top.
thanks fun!
That's a fine train!
The train has really dynamic perspective.
The train painting is truly gasp-worthy. Really really powerful and lovely.
I'm assuming the 1144 is yours which I can so appreciate but fail to see your interest in the works of those brothers. I know I'm no expert and should not critize but 1144 is so good, great understand of value, harmony, marks, design etc. The brothers feel awkward to me.
fan-diddly-tastic train...has that same "sentiment' to it that your "bat boy" does, both figures slouching off to the left, head down...Hoist that rag and let catch some breeze Capitan Wray...
I have seen the Bato's work. I have liked it him but I think that your work is more complete. Do you know Trevor Chamberlain's work (English painter)?.
My wife likes the painting and congratulates you on your work. Also she thanks you for knowing other artists by means of your blog.
Sorry, my english is very bad... :-)
I'm tripp'n out in the cab checking it out. A lot of impact using the slight tilt on the construction lines of the engine. Hey.. is that the spot by the winery? Great to see many of the signature Wray paint stylings in this one. Definitely square on the tracks!
I had a book on the brothers and got rid of it just for that reason. Their work was all over the board in terms of style and quality.
Though it did look like they experimented quite a bit.
The handful of good paintings they've done were as said some of the best of all time.
=s=
Shane Yeah, its a frustrating book a few years in the fifties of greatness and then it's like they hit the crack pipe.
Thanks Bill G-- I hit it hard sunday-- got 70% done. Nest weekend should be it.
This is the Wm. Wray work that first caught my eye. Love it.
First the dramatic cab colors and that spot of white grabbed my eyeballs. After that, I really enjoyed the colors in the sky! I like this painting as much as your blimp over freeway at sunset.
thanks Thor and Catherine!
BG-- Fight? they a in brutal harmoy.
thanks Shawn, Jeremy and Sak!
thanks Dean I like to reprise or pattern where I can.
Shem! Your gasp make me blush!
Susan,
I sorry you don't get the Brothers work-- for a short period they are Gods to me.
I am enjoying your work and the work of other artists you admire. They are new to me. Thanks.
wow...like everyone else, just wow! What a nice painting of this train! Dang...
Larry
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Mark David said...
Just discovered your blog it’s really good. This blog is so helpful and affected an interesting. I actually said 'wow' out loud when i saw this, it's really great. Every printing is so delicious but spicily is like your train printing. Wow... is an amazing painting that you pilfered. I love the train. I think the train painting is truly awesome. I am fun and enjoying your work. Dude this painting is bomb and all my friend love. Keep up the great work. thank you for posting and sharing it.
Thanks
Cecil Mabry
Hello William, I'd like to talk with you about painting something for me maybe. Dan email to fall guy 1000 at hotmail dot com, no spaces, thanks for any reply. I found your train painting.
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