May 29, 2008

All Things Art and Good VI

(The reasons behind the series of articles titled All Things Art and Good and the format followed in each article is explained here, in the first post in the series.)

I have not been able to find the first artwork of Ron Crabb‘s that I saw on his site. Instead, I guess I will have to link to it at the original location at the CGTalk forums. The painting, called Keep a Sharp Eye, is simply brilliant! It’s from a series that Ron calls Illustrations from Untold Stories and is supposed inspire writers, storytellers and other imagineers to come up with a story to fit the image. And I tell you, this is the kind of image that can send you off on all sorts of voyages of the mind 🙂

I absolutely love the dark and gloomy swamp, the little flickers of firefly glows creating holes in the shroud of darkness, the warm glow of the torch held by the boy at the front of the boat, and overall, the entire image which seems to proclaim that dark and foul (or mysterious and exciting) events are afoot. Most of all, I love the feel of the painting. It has the the feel of an oil painting by one of the old masters like Rembrandt or Da Vinci – clean lines, great lighting and great colouring. Yes, if you couldn’t tell by my previous words, I love this style of digital painting 🙂

Exploring Ron’s site, I came across more gems in a variety of styles. There’s the imposing and mysterious Petra which seems to hint at a forgotten civilization and age-old buildings full of treasures hidden away in the mountains or the desert. Or the breathtakingly golden beauty of Arabian City, left and right, which I can’t help wishing was available as a single image so that the viewer can see the full glory of that wonderful mural. I love the little splashes of colour from the awnings on the buildings appearing as sudden splashes of colour across the golden browns and yellows of the desert and the buildings. And those feathery streamers of clouds across the blue sky sort of crowning the whole thing, what can I say except that this is another painting by Ron that I just love gazing at for hours? 🙂

If you wanted something different, then there’s the cartoony line drawings like the Kitsap County Fair mascot – the horse reminds me a bit of Jolly Jumper, Lucky Luke‘s horse 🙂 Or, there’s the Foosball table top which is colourful and interesting and has a different style. And of course, if you were to explore Ron’s Fine Art section, you’ll find a whole new world of paintings to gaze at for hours on end 🙂

[pg-image src="http://crabbdigital.com/NEW_FINE/New_Pages/NEW_FINE_Large_Pics/KASE_001.jpg" caption="Keep a Sharp Eye" link=”http://crabbdigital.com/NEW_FINE/New_Pages/Windows/windo_KASE.html”] [pg-image src="http://crabbdigital.com/NEW_COMM/Large_Images/Illustration/Petra_001.jpg" caption="Petra" link="http://crabbdigital.com/NEW_FINE/New_Pages/Windows/windo_Petra.html"] [pg-image src="http://www.crabbdigital.com/Pages/Illustration/Illustration%20Large/Arabian_L_001.jpg" caption="Arabian City – Left" link="http://crabbdigital.com/NEW_COMM/NEW_Pages/Windows_HTML/Illustration_Windows/DQ_Arabian_L.html"] [pg-image src="http://www.crabbdigital.com/Pages/Illustration/Illustration%20Large/Arabian_R_001.jpg" caption="Arabian City – Right" link="http://crabbdigital.com/NEW_COMM/NEW_Pages/Windows_HTML/Illustration_Windows/DQ_Arabian_R.html"] [pg-image src="http://crabbdigital.com/NEW_COMM/Large_Images/Illustration/Kitsap.jpg" caption="Kitsap County Fair Mascot" link="http://crabbdigital.com/NEW_COMM/NEW_Pages/Windows_HTML/Illustration_Windows/Kitsap.html"] [pg-image src="http://www.crabbdigital.com/Pages/Illustration/Illustration%20Large/Foosball_001.jpg" caption="Foosball Table Top" link="http://crabbdigital.com/NEW_COMM/NEW_Pages/Windows_HTML/Illustration_Windows/DQ_Foosball.html"]

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