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Kerry's Gallery
Kerry:
--- Quote from: David In Indy on April 16, 2009, 04:41:52 am ---Oh wow!!! I love the portrait of Daniel. And the eyes do follow, just like Gary said. I think this is one of my favorites thus far.
I also have a very special place in my heart for Diana, so I love "Vale" too. I'm not sure I understand it entirely but it is very sad and I think it accurately reflects my feelings and emotions just after I found out she had died. I felt confused, sad and I couldn't make sense of it all. It was like "WHY"? That's what I feel when I look at "Vale".
You are a very talented artist Kerry. I had no idea you were so talented. I knew you were talented but...
Thanks for taking the time to post your artwork and sharing it with us. :D
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I too experienced all those emotions when Diana died, David. It was so very sad. Tragic. They started a condolences book in the chapel at work and held a memorial service. I went along and remember writing "A new Star in Heaven" in the book. Not very original, but I meant it sincerely. I believe the book was later presented to the British Consul General here in Sydney. :'(
Kerry:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on April 16, 2009, 07:23:29 am ---What David said: thanks for sharing your art with us, I enjoy it very much. Even if I don't comment on every pic, I'm a regular on this thread.
Daniel's eyes look sad.
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I painted three portraits of Daniel. He doesn't look quite so sad in the others. Well, maybe a little bit.
Glad you're enjoying the gallery, Chrissi. :D
sel:
--- Quote from: Kerry on April 16, 2009, 09:30:03 am ---Though it was not my intention at the time of painting (I was filled with grief at the time), sometimes when I now look at "Vale" I feel like I'm immersed in the centre of a glorious sunset. Not viewing the sunset from afar, way off on the distant western horizon, but immersed right in the middle of it. I got goosebumps when I read your post, Sel. We're right on the same wavelength with this one.
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Metaphorically speaking we could say the sun had set on Diana's life forever (that is if Forever exists ...).
I can see why you feel immersed in it, the way you mixed the colours is very intense.
Where I live I enjoy spectacular sunsets. Even if I have seen them hundreds of times I still find myself starring at some of them in awe.
Ellemeno:
:-*
injest:
--- Quote from: Kerry on April 15, 2009, 10:03:07 pm ---I completed this painting shortly after the death of Princess Diana. It is titled “Vale” (pron. Vah-lay; Latin - Farewell) and is dedicated to Diana’s memory. It is a large canvas at 4ft x 3ft (120cm x 90cm) and is executed in oils on canvas. It hangs in a gilt frame, on the wall above my bed, where it contributes a certain restful, serene atmosphere to my bedroom. Qualities that could not necessarily be attributed to Diana during the course of her tragically short, epically Shakespearean life. Noble birth, cloistered upbringing, royal marriage, two little princes, betrayal, exile from court, early death, entombment on an island in a lake. Yep, it was Shakespearean alright!
It may be necessary to scroll over --> to see the complete image.
"Vale"
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bringing it forward..
I love this....I can see why you have it in your bedroom...there is something calming in it. acceptance? resignation? the dark falling but the colors still clear and beautiful, almost more intense. I CAN immerse myself in it...
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