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8.00" x 5.00"
Overall:
10.00" x 7.00"
Too Cold to Swing Poster
by Arthur Barnes
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Too Cold to Swing poster by Arthur Barnes. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
Design Details
I sat in my car one winter evening and drew this seen from life. I had passed by it many times until finally, I stopped and did the drawing. After... more
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Artist's Description
I sat in my car one winter evening and drew this seen from life. I had passed by it many times until finally, I stopped and did the drawing. After painting it in the studio later I was unhappy with it. It seem incomplete and disjointed. I threw it in my junk pile. After some time had passed I found myself looking for something to do to keep my streak of doing art work daily on track. I saw the potential in this piece. I took my favorite fat brush and went over the whole thing with a couple coats of purple and it brought it all together. It pays to keep unsuccessful art projects till a later date when you can look at it with a fresh eye. The original was bought by a collector of my art work in Nashville Tennessee.
About Arthur Barnes
Arthur Barnes is a artist who works in a variety of mediums including ink, watercolor, pastels and oils. He prefers to work directly from life and his favorite subjects are landscapes with an emphasis on nocturnes and scenes of the Erie Canal. Arthur has had little formal training but was fortunate to study a year under Juanita Greene Parks in 1982. She had studied under Reginald Marsh and Robert Brackman. Brackman was a student of Ashcan artist/ teacher Robert Henri. Since that time, Arthur has been on a consistent course of self-training in art with an emphasis on learning through experience much like the Ashcan artists. "You learn to draw. . .by drawing," his teacher often recited. Artists Statement on Nocturnes "Half of our...
$20.35
Arthur Barnes
0yep....and it sold!
Peggy Barringer
I'm glad you rescued it from the junk pile! I love it!