REQUIEM .... ( Painting #40 by Neha Bisht / Winter Collection )
REQUIEM…
Acrylic on Canvas / expressive landscapes / Genre- Grissaille Art
My acrylic painting REQUIEM is a tribute Winter and to all beautiful things that eventually come to an end ! 😊
REQUIEM is from my Winter Collection.
Winter is a season of the soul. As Autumn is for the heart !
This painting has two interesting elements. The technique and the concept.
The technique is a unique method called Grissaille.
Grissaille is a method of painting in grey monochrome, typically to imitate sculpture.
Grissaille originated as an underpainting technique for an oil painting, and as a model for an engraver to work from.
Grissaille effect became popular for aesthetic reasons because of its beauty of light and contrast and contrast gradation.
Grissaille is very important in understanding of light and contrast and textures.
Because you are working with only one colour, hence the light & shadow and texture is of great value in creating an atmosphere.
French always add their own touch to everything. :) French Grissaille is a painting executed in shades of grey or of another neutral greyish colour. Paintings executed in brown are referred to as brunaille, and paintings executed in green are called verdaille.
Hans Holbein is a great Grissaille artist.
And now my Requiem.
My concept is Requiem. — A mass(chant/music) for the repose of the souls of the dead. A composition of art in honour of the dead. End of dreams, end of illusions, end of a cycle !
All things come to an end.
The doves embody the soul energy released when something ends. This soul energy is free to fly and be where it wants to be. Freedom from the cage !
The forest is the embodiment of whatever it means to the viewer.
Perhaps the doves are flying out of the forest. Or perhaps the doves have found their haven. 😊
The Doves
The Forest
REQUIEM....
Winter - a Requiem by Destiny.
It dresses the world in beautiful white silence.
That silence is the sound my soul hears.
Acrylic Painting by Neha Bisht @nehab
Thank you for reading and viewing :)
I don't know anything about painting. I know only one thing and that is beauty. I find the last picture very beautiful. It matches the fantasy world i have in my mind. Thanks for showing me the glimpse of my dreamworld.
Yeah I ... I realise that my painting Requiem and your story Henreitta match beautifully :) ....
The last picture is the actual painting. The middle two are the clippings of the painting. :)
Well, you can say this is Henrietta's Requiem :) ... I am glad you feel it :)
Yes i feel the same. I am sure u like mountains too. In this story I have taken the liberty to explain feelings and love in a way i like. People those who can draw and write have the freedom to express their dreams in the form of art. I like the way u express yours.
Yes I love the mountains. I belong to Himalayan foothills. I have the breeze of the mountains in me. :) ... True, all artists have the artistic liberty to express in their own unique way. I like the way you express in words, @honeychum :)
Great, i wish i was born there. I love mountains. They make me feel alive.
😊😊
Dear @nehab - CONGRATULATIONS
You are the first person which receives one of my awards on steem!
I award you with the WOMAN award, which stands for outstanding creativity and woman power!
I'm proud to give the first award to you! Keep on drawing great pictures @nehab !
As small "price" you will receive a resteem of this post from me!
Congrats again! :)
P.S.:
For those who are interested in my awards, can read more here:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@kaffeebart81/introducing-kaffeebart-s-awards
Thank you @kaffeebart81 . I am super honoured.
By the way, a Witch gets a "Woman Award" . 😎What Blasphemy ! 😎😁.... I think a new world is finally emerging 😁.
Truly thank you @kaffeebart81. This is a great honour for me 😎♥💐🍷🍷
I'm happy to make you happy. :-) And if you are a Witch, than you are a really talented and kind one hehe ;-) Best wishes to you! 💐
Thank you, @s4s, for your support and appreciation :) Truly grateful :)
Another amazing painting. Grissaille Art is a very fascinating Style. Thank you for sharing I learned something new :)
thank you that you like it. Yes Grissaille is a fascinating style. Often used in portrait and still life. I am happy that you like it :)
AMAZING! You are enthusiastically followed!
:) :) ... thank you for the honour :) ... Followed you back and I will check out your blog too. ...
Glad you like my work :)
Gosh, this is heavenly. I may have to start learning how to paint! You're an inspiration @nehab !
Thank you @bloghound. I am sure you will create great art. You have an eye for beauty and an ear for emotions :) ... So happy that you like it :)
that is so lovely painting and i like you art...
Thank you... And I like your appreciation :)... Glad that my artwork appeals to you :)
I think that in each painting, the artist becomes fascinated by one aspect of it, thus excelling in it. In this case, it is true of the trees. I like that I also feel that if I took a walk in your painting, I would sink into soft snow with every step -not dangerously deep, just deep enough for the snow to cover my boots and wet my socks.
It shows you have a world in your minds eye when you paint and thus are able to make it real for your viewers.
Thank you, @arthur.grafo . You have truly honoured my work with your words. Yes some points do become the obsession and focus for each artist in his work. And you are absolutely correct. I do have a whole world in my mind's eye.
I find that I live in my mind more than I live on this planet 😊😎...Thank you so much. I am truly honoured ! 😊
lol - telling me that is funny, for I am called a dreamer by family and friends, for I have spent the last 18 years living in an entirely different universe, sharing the loves, pains and adventures of my beloved Cherine and her family.
I have spent so many hours in lucid dreams with them and, in a rather unique manner, they are writing the story, for I am copying their diary and we chat often.
When they met me, they feared me, apart from Cherine, who was the first to accept and then love me. She is an empath, but she also has the heart of a warrior.
You now think I am weird?
Not at all. You are not weird at all. Your mind is alive. It sees and feels and understands things. I consider brain dead zombies to be weird. All empaths are warriors in their heart. They have been suffering insensitivity for so long.
Your world with Cherine is alive. It is a whole world inside which is more powerful than the world outside. 90% of the brain is the Unconscious ( Where Cherine lives) 😊
I love that your art/icles are also educational for me ;)
Those doves remind me of soul mates that only in death could be with each other - the peace I see reflected as they look at each other is precious!
This only grey (grissaille:) technique is perfect for winter - when living in the great white north (Wisconsin) I have very clear recollections of falling asleep in the woods and waking to find myself in this type of monochromatic dreamland!
Just wonderful Neha!
That is such a beautiful thing you said. You interpreted the painting exactly as it occured in my mind. "Soulmates that can only meet in death". You read my mind. It is the most satisfying thing for an artist when the viewer truly sees the artwork beyond the drawing, into the thoughts. Thank you for this awesome comment.
Yes , Grissaille suits winter well. How beautiful, @ecoinstant, to wake up in monochrome dreamland. :) For me it is a a dream :) . Thank you so much @ecoinstant :)
@nehab I am seriously telling you write so good sometimes I feel your writing has poetic touch and sometimes by reading your post I get spiritual feeling and I am sure others out here also feel somewhat the same.
But whatever you write it seems like you write from heart, you enjoy doing it, isn't?
It's been almost 3 days I'm waiting for your next posts but I also do say that only write a post when you feel like when you hear a voice saying do it because when we do things and your heart is in-lined with that then that work touch other people and this is how magic happens.
The Beautiful painting it is, I support your post and upvote it.
This is the whole problem and tragedy of my life, @robbinsmith - the heart ! 😎😊... You are correct. I follow my heart too much. I value emotional logic to cognitive logic. It is the energy vibes that I greatly respect. And I paint &write from my heart.
I post 2 posts in one week. The reason is that I do not want to overburden my friends here with too many posts. The upvote has a value. I do not wish to abuse the upvote of my friends. I value your time, effort and your upvote and comments. Hence I would never abuse it with too many uploads 😊. And thank you, @robbinsmith. You are truly very kind and appreciative. 😊