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RE: Charlie Mackesy – so much more than an artist – but a damned good artist!
Great article Ed. Thank you for making me discover Charlie! Upvoted, resteemed and I am following you now.
Great article Ed. Thank you for making me discover Charlie! Upvoted, resteemed and I am following you now.
Thank you so much @jankasparec - very kind words - I was actually in London when he was learning all the layering techniques - he was in Florence then Russia then the US and he was being torn from within as he wrestled with it all - the results speak for themselves - the paintings ar obviously quite different when you see the real thing with any artist but especially so with this layering - extraordinary - I do actually have one of his watercolours from that time!
Thanks again and have a great weekend
Lucky you @ebryans I'd love to have his original too. I'm a pro artist too, so I could not agree with you more- a picture of art can never depict the original truthfully. Also- an original HAS ENERGY coming from it, a real tangible field of living energy, reflecting the artist's intent besides other things. Picture has only infinite fraction of it. I like seeing that face and reaction of people when they walk in my studio for the first time, after only seeing photos :) The "wows" and smiles, even sometimes tears, speak volumes. So it looks like Charlie is your personal friend Ed! Lucky you bro! Yes layering is not easy but worth all the efforts. Never ending school of life, that's what painting is for me.