Seriously Saturday: You Seem to Love it When I Calm Down and Take My Stuff Seriously
He Who Looks Down
Looking down on everyone and everything.
I finished that bit of black and white simplicity earlier today. I like it and of course it comes fully equipped with some sort of profound message.
We don't like it when we observe others looking down on everyone and everything. Just who do they think they are? Right? So we look down on them. A vicious cycle that can only spiral... downward. Intriguing.
Yet, if you had not looked down today, you would not be reading this.
So? What is the Artist Himself trying to say today?
That's always for you to decide.
I will thank you for looking down on this today. Whether you looked down on this post literally or figuratively. Doesn't matter to me. It's all important, it all matters. Thank you.
"Black and White?"
"Usually you're so colorful!"
Your encouragement. I stepped out of my comfort zone, started experimenting. Here's the colorful, funny man being serious with black and white. You folks seem to like that too. I won't argue. I'll just be grateful. Thank you.
The Black and White Section of My Art Gallery Grows
Let's go for a quick walk.
Everyone should know. If you remember the post that included Double Down, you might remember the simple request I left in the headline. That one put me in the top 20 trending art posts that day. Thank you.
Yes, maybe you remember the joke that day as well. The only black and white image full of color in existence today. Maybe it actually is though. Who knows! We had fun that day. I remember it. Thank you.
A quote from the original post:
To some, the image looks like nothing but black, white and a few shades in between. Others will see the side profile of a face looking to the left, and nothing more. Those who can see within will find a black bird flying towards what the face sees.
Something like that. You can decide why this all occurred, on your own.
Seven months ago. Going in, I had no idea where that image up there and the words contained within would get me.
It turned out to be one the most successful and rewarding publications in the history of me.
It was my first real step into the black and white world. Imagine that.
Thank you. My wish came true.
Well since you're being all serious, those "black" parts would almost have to be made of some deep ultramarines or indigo, plus a vibrant crimson, perhaps a deep magenta, enraged by just a hint of cadmium yellow, but their orange only makes it so that they and the blue are all seen at once. It's loaded with colors!
More seriously, I don't think I consciously saw the bird or the face the first time I saw 'I Wish I Could Fly', I must have decided that it was abstract, and that was that. Now-- is that a slate junco?
That is fancy way of saying black is a color! But in the "business" we call it black and white, even though I see gray as well. I'm not sure if I can call it monochrome too. I think that's using different shades of one color. Hmmm. I just confused myself.
I tricked many people with I Wish I Could Fly. It's abstract, but not really!
Slate junco? More like a brewers blackbird.
I finally bought a tube of 'lamp black' in acrylic the other day, I had been out of black for too long, and I was tired of making my own, wasting my colors in the darkness.
The guy with the bird in his head though, so cool looking, it looks like he's made of chrome. A hood ornament.
I have to ask. To me it's obvious because I put it there.
Can you see the face of the man actually looking down in He Who Looks Down?
What about two hands trying to reach one another?
Right away, except I thought it was a she and that everything else in the image was long hair hanging down. When I saw the title I had to look again, but still missed the hands!
How about the side profile of a face in the letter C on Color?
Nope. You've got pareidolia, but don't worry, it's not serious.
Ha! Are you sure! There's an old lady looking to the right inside the second O. I put them there! ... I get bored.
Personally I don't like them.
Too bland and not really communicating any emotion or message .
Thanks!
This is awesome ! Like your work !!
Thanks! You just made me realize my work even extends to the far reaches of Nepal. This is truly astounding. Thanks again!
Thank you so much my friend ! Your work is awesome !!
I enjoy your work! It helps me to understand and appreciate how you think. Thanks my friend.
You're welcome. Thanks for having a look down today! I appreciate it.
Double Down reminds me of the cave of wonders from Aladdin in the way it looks. Like mysterious tiger-like faces. I like it when you're calm. But I also like it when you're wild. In general I appreciate all your hard work no matter how wild or calm you are.
Well. I just appreciate how so many of you allow me to be human. The amount of energy it takes to do something like what I did yesterday is sometimes more than what I have stored up. Impossible to be on all the time.
About these faces you see often on my blog. Everything I produce starts out incredibly carelessly. I just go all over the place, dropping colors here, there and everywhere. Things start taking shape, then I fine tune. If I notice something starts looking like a face, then I run with it. They appear out of nowhere, then I make them show themselves. Creepy, right? Of course, there are days when I just straight up feel like drawing a face. Those ones aren't really up for interpretation. I find it so interesting though. Everyone can see something else. It's always there, but they just can't quite put their finger on it. I'm rambling.
When I look at Double Down. I see the alien on the bottom. I think most people start at the top!
I am beyond impressed with your work! I enjoyed this post immensely! I'm upvoting and following! Thank you very much for sharing! Wishing everyone the very best of health and happiness! Blessed 2018 my Friends! :)
Beyond impressed? Wow! ...and here I thought I did a terrible job today!
Thanks for stopping in. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I sees him, to me it looks like he is staring down into the abyss in which at the bottom is some kind of sphincter with grasping greedy hands pulling in all around it.
Ammarite?
Nailed it!
Hey. I just woke up from a nightmare where a community of people was being chased by dangerous wild animals and a mean pig, all while odd blocks kept falling and pinning people in their tracks. We didn't all make it out alive. I had to go back in with these other people to look for survivors. Things started to get better but eventually I woke up and now I'll never know how the story ends.
Sorry I'm not able to leave a decent response. I'm only on sip one of this pot of coffee I'm going to need today.
Black and white are colors, too. These images are all very colorful!
I looked down on He Who Looks Down and I saw the face and the hands … I looked down on I Wish I Could Fly and I saw the face, but not the black bird … I looked down on Color and I only saw a word … and I looked down on Double Down and I saw two jet planes flying straight at me. One of them was upside down. Maybe I just need to practice looking down on everyone and everything a bit more?
Sometimes we must look down. Sometimes up. Sideways might help. Maybe look in the mirror too.
You cracked the secret code. Good job.
Good advice for a new year. Resolution: Look everywhere patiently and with purpose.
What was the request, please, remember me?
I remember you!
and do you remember yourself?
I have my name written on my shirt so I don't forget... but I lost it.
Who is that man.
You... are confusing me today. What's up?
Not much, I am just extremely bored and I shall entertain myself more.
I'm all over the place trying to keep up with comments. Maybe I should hire a secretary?
Some seriously awesome artwork bro. Once again you created another work that I liked better than the last one. And I loved that one! I guess the reward doesn’t reflect but I think you B&W is the shiznat
The rewards thing is up and down. I never depend on that going in. I can't. Imagine. If I knew this was going to be a flop, it wouldn't be here! Then wtf can we enjoy? Nothing! I like my black and white stuff. I have a few much older ones, but they're crude looking. I used to use a cheap program. I'm glad I switched to what I have now. Next is a new computer, I hope, sometime. I want to make some massive things, but processing power is limited.