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Tolkyes — Along the Frozen Lake

Published: 2010-02-01 16:53:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 3610; Favourites: 93; Downloads: 2
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Description Oil on canvas. 18"x24".

This painting wasn't quite as influenced by Yes as much as it was by Roger Dean.

It is based on a highly embellished childhood memory of a pond near my house up in Kalamazoo, Mich. where I am originally from. The pond would freeze up in Winter and flotsam that would collect along the shore would be partially covered in snow.
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Comments: 16

BorisFedorov [2018-08-05 01:43:29 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I like how you made the whole ice sculpture of crystals look like a Egyptian sphynx by some frozen lake shores, and yes that's some fine lake view surrounded by winter chills galore.

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Tolkyes In reply to BorisFedorov [2018-08-06 18:57:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. Piles of branches, ice and snow used to collect along the shore of the pond near my childhood home. I exaggerated it here for artistic effect.

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BorisFedorov In reply to Tolkyes [2018-08-06 19:21:01 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, that's pretty understandable. Plus with the Lake Michigan shores not far from Kalamazoo. You sure get a fine view of the lake that's for sure.

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Feliane [2013-10-26 07:49:23 +0000 UTC]

I see a human profile in this stunning landscape ^^

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Tolkyes In reply to Feliane [2013-10-26 14:01:40 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you like it. If you see a human profile it wasn't intentional, though.

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Feliane In reply to Tolkyes [2013-10-26 16:39:26 +0000 UTC]

So it is incredible because the small ice block, on the right, has an open mouth, a nose, an eye and a hat ^^ Perhaps I have too much imagination. And thank you so much for accepting the requests for my group

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CatalinPrecup [2012-10-15 19:10:56 +0000 UTC]

Great! In some way it reminds me of Caspar David Friedrich.

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Tolkyes In reply to CatalinPrecup [2012-10-15 19:53:28 +0000 UTC]

Actually, I had the illustrator, Roger Dean in mind to a degree when I painted this. However, Friedrich is my favorite landscape painter and a definite influence on me. One of my favorite paintings is Friedrich's "The Abbey in the Oakwood".

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renatavianna [2012-05-11 01:41:44 +0000 UTC]

Your works are incredible !

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Tolkyes In reply to renatavianna [2012-05-11 14:53:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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FrostyNightSky [2012-03-10 16:33:35 +0000 UTC]

I really like your art. I hope you can join my group.
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I would be glad to have such talented artist in my group.
The whole purpose behind it is to promote those anonymous yet skilled artists. However, that cannot be done if there are so little members. That's why I'm trying hard to get people.

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Tolkyes In reply to FrostyNightSky [2012-03-10 17:41:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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FrostyNightSky In reply to Tolkyes [2012-03-10 17:45:13 +0000 UTC]

np

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Voxive [2010-02-04 05:51:04 +0000 UTC]

I really see his influence in your work. I'm a great huge fan of Roger Dean, and I'm loving your style as well.

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stups [2010-02-01 16:54:57 +0000 UTC]

wow, that's great. i love all the details, and the atmosphere. all in all, great idea

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Tolkyes In reply to stups [2010-02-01 23:54:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. Much of my work is based on memories of childhood which I then enhance.

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