Topic: Art's Gallery ** UPDATE 2019-09-04 K-2SO**

[Luke Sprywalker]

A great jesture for a great guy indeed! This is another great thing to see happen here at the yards. I tell you there is no place like it! Hey Rusty, I know exactly how you felt man.

[Art deWhill]

I can only echo Spry's words: there is no place like the Yards!

Rusty, I greatly appreciate your words and ambitions, you are a fine guy!
and hey, no need to rush things, just find your way back to the tracks of life, the hobby and I can wait
Thanks a lot, my friend!

[Rustyscustoms]

Well ive come up with some little ideas, and a story. they will be a kind of pair and go together and be part of the same story =D

and yeh spry, youd know its not much fun, but im trying to get back to relaity and not be such a zombie and what better place to start then reconnecting with my old friends at the yards.

and agreed no place like the yards. =D

also guys if you have fb aff my band. (im the drummer if your interested) =D

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002225966178

Dan.

[Art deWhill]

Hey guys,
well, I didn't get much sleep the last two nights, a lot of thinking, painting... and finally I made a decission.
It seems that I now, last night, have made the next step. My English is not good enough to describe my feelings, I am sorry for that, but let me tell you that somehow all the tremendous feedback on my LOTR paintings, the encouraging words coming from you, my Yarder friends, and the fact that suddenly the works of Paul Chadeisson and Steve Anderson had a big impact on me, all this coming together finally pushed me into the hopefully right direction I have been looking for - on how my future digital work might look like...

Because I was not sure about how things will work out I decided to use Spudafett's awesome Tex-Mando shot showing only the upper part of the figure - thanks a lot for the permission, Spuda! - so I just had to deal with a lot of landscape and half of a figure To make the story short, I am totally satisfied how this experiment turned out and I have the ambition to do all my new digital stuff this way and see how things will evolve. Its now even more a conceptual impressionistic sketch - and that is how my works should look like  

Hopefully you are still with me, I am looking forward to read your comments and critique, even if its saying "I liked the other style better". I fully understand that its all a matter of taste.
Thank you!
Art

[hemble]

Art you know that not just me but alot of guys here are great fans of your work and this latest piece is exceptionally mindblowing.

The textures in the painting are so realistic, you can actaully see the threads and the feel the slightest breeze, this is without a doubt the style of your work I would love to see in future pieces.

Ron

[darknsour]

Stefan;

             As you know I'm a huge fan of your work!!!  This latest piece of work is AMAZING!!!

     Just when I thought I've seen it all you take it to a new level !!!!

     I love the way it looks !!!  Someday when you are accepting  work again let me know I would love for you to do another piece for me!!!

     Keep up the great work, can't wait to see what comes next!!!

     Take care
     Your friend,
      Rich
     

[beige-4]

oh my...
i need a second to breath

[Luke Sprywalker]

Amazing work Art! I love the style and texture of this one. Very well done my friend. Spud will be thrilled to see this.

[wraithnine]

Stefan this is some awesome work my friend

[DocOutlands]

I dunno - I think you should try another one in this style, just so we can see if the tex-mando is an accidental one-off AWESOME JOB!!! or if your new style/direction is the foundation of many *more* awesome projects to come!

"Do it again, dad!  Do it again!"
(obscure Yak's Pub joke)

[SITHHAPPENS]

wow that is breathtaking the detail is amazing love all your work art !!!!!!!

[Road Warrior]

Now, that right there is pure awesome!

[Art deWhill]

WOW, thank you so much, guys!! Your compliments mean the world to me, thank you for this fantastic feedback!
But don't forget, the honor goes to Spudafett cause his gorgeous Mando is the true star of this image and its wonderful that he too likes my version a lot.

Like Ron said the contrast between the realistic looking texture (though it is far from being really like the real thing) and the loose areas is a major attraction, playing with different textures, light, color contrasts...

@Doc: you are absolut right, the next works will tell us the truth about my ideas and skills, is this just an accidental success, can I settle the style...?? I am as curious as you are. Its all very exciting for me.
much to learn I have

@Rich: I am greatly honored and sure will do another artwork for you when my big commissions are done and I know how to deal with my new style here. I'll let you know thank you!

[Tamer]

I like it Stefan. I see L.E. beat me to the fp with it.

I think this new style makes the custom stand out really nice.

[JediMerc]

That is one excellent piece of work!  I want that Mando, done in oils, in my living room.  (I'm sure my wife would have something to say about that though!)

You say you're on the fence as to whether your skills are up to snuff: I'll tell you what, this is pure genius!