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Description I recommend hitting the "full view".

Today's work. This is going to be the cover for the November issue of 85 South magazine. It's watercolour, 18" by 24".
In the square of the town I live in is this statue of Marquis "Frenchy" de LaFayette on a pedestal surrounded by a fountain - I understand he's the town founder or something, which is a bit odd since the number of French people in this city could comfortably fit in an empty tin of cat food.
Anyway, the 85 South editors wanted something local - I suggested a few other locations, but they finally settled on the statue of LaFayette. They also asked that I paint it in fall colours to suit November.
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Tiggidou In reply to ??? [2015-05-05 21:37:33 +0000 UTC]

Yup. was a huge lover of freedom and liberty.    

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theancientofdays In reply to ??? [2014-01-04 07:57:28 +0000 UTC]

I admit that I know very little about him, even though I'm kind of a history buff.  I don't think many people here know much about him, but there he stands on the square.  I think he's seen around here as kind of a famous diplomat that went through town at one time or another, rather than an actual town founder.  As I say, Frenchies are a bit of a rarity around here - the only one I can think of offhand is the publisher of the magazine for which this served as cover.

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PTDaHood [2011-05-15 04:36:23 +0000 UTC]

It does indeed have an autumn feel~

-Plays in the water-

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theancientofdays In reply to PTDaHood [2014-01-04 07:53:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!


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weathervane [2009-08-20 09:06:50 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeously done.

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theancientofdays In reply to weathervane [2009-08-26 09:23:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! ^_^

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ItazukiJet [2009-08-19 12:43:22 +0000 UTC]

Is that from the square in LaGrange Georgia?

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theancientofdays In reply to ItazukiJet [2009-08-26 09:21:29 +0000 UTC]

It certainly is - good eye.

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ItazukiJet In reply to theancientofdays [2009-08-26 13:27:40 +0000 UTC]

WOOHOO you from my hometown

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theancientofdays In reply to ItazukiJet [2009-08-29 10:51:13 +0000 UTC]

Chances are pretty good that we've run into one another, then. I own the 809 Gallery of Art on Hill Street.

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ItazukiJet In reply to theancientofdays [2009-08-29 14:11:06 +0000 UTC]

Oh. Do you mind me asking what your age is?

I used to work at Piggly Wiggly over by Lee's Crossing. You go there?

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theancientofdays In reply to ItazukiJet [2009-10-29 09:56:42 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for the late reply... I am about 46 I think. I graduated LHS in 1981. I shop at that Pig all the time - my bank's in there and stays open late.

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ItazukiJet In reply to theancientofdays [2009-10-29 13:11:44 +0000 UTC]

Oh. I don't work there as much anymore. I'm in college. That's awesome though.

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Razkall [2008-11-15 15:53:23 +0000 UTC]

The beautiful cover! Absolutely love the light on the statue, gorgeous!

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theancientofdays In reply to Razkall [2008-11-17 11:05:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you SO much! This one turned out to be a big deal because it went to the museum (I'm still patiently waiting for my cheque from them... ). I'm so glad you like it - I was pleasantly surprised at how much easier it is to paint a statue than a regular person.

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Binnus [2008-11-08 13:16:49 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic!

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theancientofdays In reply to Binnus [2008-11-09 10:13:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! It was a really strange feeling last night - I went to the museum's opening of their big new Warhol exhibit, and there was LaFayette, right next to Warhol. It was an incredible feeling. ^_^

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Shaimaaelshatter [2008-10-31 19:21:39 +0000 UTC]

Waw ! this is so beautiful ! the status looks so real, congratulations

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theancientofdays In reply to Shaimaaelshatter [2008-11-01 10:45:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I'm really excited about the cover - it should be out any day now! ^_^

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Shaimaaelshatter In reply to theancientofdays [2008-11-01 18:06:41 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure, I have a lot of catch up to do specially in your gallery

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theancientofdays In reply to Shaimaaelshatter [2008-11-02 09:31:41 +0000 UTC]

After a pretty slow summer, I'm finally starting to get a lot of orders again! ^_^

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krisa731 [2008-10-28 22:21:36 +0000 UTC]

i love the trees in this. All of the little details really make it look put together.

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theancientofdays In reply to krisa731 [2008-10-28 22:50:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! ^_^ Once the magazine comes out, I'll be sure to post a photo of the cover.

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hotbulletslug [2008-10-27 23:32:57 +0000 UTC]

The trees are so well done, and the sky is so welcoming. Great work!

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theancientofdays In reply to hotbulletslug [2008-10-28 22:51:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! ^_^ I'm really excited to see the magazine when it comes out - should be early next week!

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hermitsrme [2008-10-17 23:41:23 +0000 UTC]

i like that

the mist of the water is great and the shadows are pretty good too
cheers to you

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theancientofdays In reply to hermitsrme [2008-10-19 11:23:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! When the magazine comes out, I'll have to remember to post a copy of the cover. It's really kind of exciting. ^_^

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hermitsrme In reply to theancientofdays [2008-10-22 01:04:38 +0000 UTC]

cool
look forward to that
all the best

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density-tmr [2008-10-15 22:43:51 +0000 UTC]

Excellent - you really nailed it with this one. Excellent work - great textures.

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theancientofdays In reply to density-tmr [2008-10-16 07:46:19 +0000 UTC]

THank you very much! I have high hopes for this one. The Downtown Development Authority came by yesterday enquiring about buying the rights to it so they could make postcards.

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density-tmr In reply to theancientofdays [2008-10-16 17:31:11 +0000 UTC]

Cool - great news.

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theancientofdays In reply to density-tmr [2008-10-17 08:24:37 +0000 UTC]

^_^

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Raven5695 [2008-10-12 15:10:18 +0000 UTC]

omg thats freakin awesome! the light shinning off the statue is perfect, and look at that water! amazinggg

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theancientofdays In reply to Raven5695 [2008-10-13 08:13:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! Statues, I've found, are a lot easier than actual people - real people aren't as shiney so I could just leave the highlights on this bright white. And of course the colours are a lot easier. I cheated on the water - it's acrylic.

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Raven5695 In reply to theancientofdays [2008-10-13 23:26:57 +0000 UTC]

ive actually never tried doing a statue so i wouldnt know if its easier for me, it probably is though. i should give it a shot sometime haha we all cheat sometimes

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theancientofdays In reply to Raven5695 [2008-10-15 10:29:16 +0000 UTC]

The big plus is that you don't have to worry about colour as much as with real people.

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Raven5695 In reply to theancientofdays [2008-10-16 02:31:01 +0000 UTC]

riiight color is always a biggy. not having to use much would me super easy :3

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dragonC [2008-10-10 17:09:21 +0000 UTC]

I really love the water effect, so amazing!

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theancientofdays In reply to dragonC [2008-10-12 09:23:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! ^_^ That part is acrylic, so I cheated a little. If I'd tried spatter like that in watercolour, the underlying colours would have bled right through the paint so it wouldn't have shown up.

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dragonC In reply to theancientofdays [2008-10-12 13:31:16 +0000 UTC]

aww always welcome

Aww nice trick, thanks!

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Floreyn [2008-10-10 01:42:20 +0000 UTC]

The details here pop out much more than your previous ones. The simple background really emphasizes the statue!

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theancientofdays In reply to Floreyn [2008-10-10 12:37:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I think. The statue was really not too difficult to paint once I mixed that weird colour. I painted the statue with the paper upside-down. It seemed to work pretty well. ^_^

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KellyGirl1 [2008-10-10 01:34:25 +0000 UTC]

I love the detail on the fountain especially.

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theancientofdays In reply to KellyGirl1 [2008-10-10 12:36:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! ^_^

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jadedlady [2008-10-09 20:37:22 +0000 UTC]

Beautifully done!! The statue look so realistic... and the water adds a perfect touch. Love the colors!

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theancientofdays In reply to jadedlady [2008-10-10 12:35:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! Once I mixed that strange bronzy colour for the statue, the rest was really pretty simple. I was pleasantly surprised by how quickly it went. ^_^

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Dabull04 [2008-10-09 20:00:35 +0000 UTC]

Well now we're just showing off

Chris this is totally amazing, the statue is awesome and the colours you have done it with make it almost look like a photo very well done

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theancientofdays In reply to Dabull04 [2008-10-09 22:52:53 +0000 UTC]

Well, I had to do something at least reasonably good. It's a magazine cover, after all. Glad you like it - I had to kind of play the autumn colours by ear because the leaves haven't turned here yet.

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Dabull04 In reply to theancientofdays [2008-10-10 18:57:38 +0000 UTC]

"Reasonably" it's way beter than that, it's bloody fantastic

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theancientofdays In reply to Dabull04 [2008-10-11 08:23:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks - we'll see. Pepper doesn't like it as much as I do. When I price things I usually ask her advice, and we were thinking two very different prices on this one.

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