Gerald Smith
Came across this article on my art professor Gerald Smith at the University of Saskatchewan. I see he's no longer with us.
I really liked him a lot. I also found on one of his pages - the oil painting he did of me and my husband back in the 1980s.
http://www.davidkearn.com/blog/category/exhibitions/
I really liked him a lot. I also found on one of his pages - the oil painting he did of me and my husband back in the 1980s.
http://www.davidkearn.com/blog/category/exhibitions/
Drawing #16
Charcoal and pencil - about 2 feet by 3 feet. Walter - another one of the fellas I play bingo with.
Drawing #15
Charcoal and pencil of a beautiful woman named Mariann. A bit challenging at first, but once I got into the hair, it was fun. About 1.5 feet x 2.5 feet
Mariann gazes out of the picture with an expression of innocence. Not one of naivety, but perhaps a look of curiosity or open mindedness. She is looking at something we can’t see.
You might call the drawing itself incomplete. She has a lot more to tell. We don’t know the context of her portrait. We can’t see the rest of her head and we can’t guess at what’s going through her mind. Her tresses are reminiscent of the courage of Caravaggio’s snake-haired Medusa, but that’s where the art history comparison ends. Her hair is interwoven with strings forming patterns such as the ouroboros (behind her ear) and the lemniscate (back of her head down left shoulder), both which can be seen as symbols of infinity and strength.
Don’t let the earrings fool you. I happen to know Mariann is a Gemini (the Twins). With that in mind, you know there’s always another story to discover.
Mariann gazes out of the picture with an expression of innocence. Not one of naivety, but perhaps a look of curiosity or open mindedness. She is looking at something we can’t see.
You might call the drawing itself incomplete. She has a lot more to tell. We don’t know the context of her portrait. We can’t see the rest of her head and we can’t guess at what’s going through her mind. Her tresses are reminiscent of the courage of Caravaggio’s snake-haired Medusa, but that’s where the art history comparison ends. Her hair is interwoven with strings forming patterns such as the ouroboros (behind her ear) and the lemniscate (back of her head down left shoulder), both which can be seen as symbols of infinity and strength.
Don’t let the earrings fool you. I happen to know Mariann is a Gemini (the Twins). With that in mind, you know there’s always another story to discover.
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