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Artwork description:
Dawn begins in stark darkness, the moon shines brightly with its pendant, the eastern star shining brightly below. This precursor of the sun rising, gently increasing from the cold yesterday. Dawn first appears with an orange glow then forms a dome of purplish rose. The eastern star gradually lifts up the sun while gently folding into the cool blue light of morning, the birth of a new day.
The mysteries of Free Masonry were important in my family, which included high order masons and shriners. My mother was an Eastern Star.
I was raised by my mother and grandmother. I co-inhabited with my father, who would come and go. He exposed me to forest streams and fields, but I entered without the sole intention to kill. My mother and grandmother taught me to respect the world’s wonders including the animals. I prayed my aim be true, filed down my hooks for catch and release. The game was always for the table, not the wall.
Many hunting experiences start well before dawn, often in total darkness. Such is the case with Night Watch. The title is a reference to Rembrandt’s large 1642 painting, with a strong, dramatic use of chiaroscuro light, bold and startling movement of male figures with a curious, subtle interlude of a female voice, that of a young girl.
The linocut print, Night Watch, came about while hunting turkey on the McKay’s ranch in Lipan, Texas. It depicts two riders on horseback, the foreman and a wrangler, checking the fence line of the north forty. They knew I was camping nearby and let me know with a light as they passed by. I had my camera with me, as usual, and took the photo from which I carved the block. The finished print reminded me of Rembrandt, one of my “art fathers,” in different and similar ways.
My work is contemplative, not bold. It’s more about quiet than loud. This piece reminded me of how I was still guided by a female voice. Now, as then, I look to the eastern star for centering guidance and grace.
Materials used:
Daniel Smith Traditional Black Relief Ink on Zerkall Book Smooth Cream over Somerset Satin White 250gm
Tags:
#chiaroscuro #forest #dusk #contemplative #prayer #hunting #birth #moonshine #stillness #etherial #endearing #guided #eastern starNIGHT WATCH (2010) Linocut
by David Conn
£317.75
- Linocut on Paper
- From a limited edition of 30
- Size: 38.1 x 55.88 x 2.54cm (unframed) / 27.94 x 35.56cm (actual image size)
- Signed and numbered on the front
- Style: Impressionistic
- Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky
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Artwork description
Dawn begins in stark darkness, the moon shines brightly with its pendant, the eastern star shining brightly below. This precursor of the sun rising, gently increasing from the cold yesterday. Dawn first appears with an orange glow then forms a dome of purplish rose. The eastern star gradually lifts up the sun while gently folding into the cool blue light of morning, the birth of a new day.
The mysteries of Free Masonry were important in my family, which included high order masons and shriners. My mother was an Eastern Star.
I was raised by my mother and grandmother. I co-inhabited with my father, who would come and go. He exposed me to forest streams and fields, but I entered without the sole intention to kill. My mother and grandmother taught me to respect the world’s wonders including the animals. I prayed my aim be true, filed down my hooks for catch and release. The game was always for the table, not the wall.
Many hunting experiences start well before dawn, often in total darkness. Such is the case with Night Watch. The title is a reference to Rembrandt’s large 1642 painting, with a strong, dramatic use of chiaroscuro light, bold and startling movement of male figures with a curious, subtle interlude of a female voice, that of a young girl.
The linocut print, Night Watch, came about while hunting turkey on the McKay’s ranch in Lipan, Texas. It depicts two riders on horseback, the foreman and a wrangler, checking the fence line of the north forty. They knew I was camping nearby and let me know with a light as they passed by. I had my camera with me, as usual, and took the photo from which I carved the block. The finished print reminded me of Rembrandt, one of my “art fathers,” in different and similar ways.
My work is contemplative, not bold. It’s more about quiet than loud. This piece reminded me of how I was still guided by a female voice. Now, as then, I look to the eastern star for centering guidance and grace.
Materials used:
Daniel Smith Traditional Black Relief Ink on Zerkall Book Smooth Cream over Somerset Satin White 250gm
Tags:
#chiaroscuro #forest #dusk #contemplative #prayer #hunting #birth #moonshine #stillness #etherial #endearing #guided #eastern star
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