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Icarus: Step 22

Icarus

Well folks, that’s pretty much how you paint Icarus, in 21 easy steps. Like baking a cake, really, only with far less call for shortening, eggs, or a small child to blow out candles.

I suppose this is not a real step so much as a fond adieu. It may interest those of you who are still around for the ending credits to know that during the course of this painting I navigated silently through 2 bouts of bronchitis (totaling one month of feeling like a half-fish creature who breathes mud), a move into a new house (Ted Bundy’s former residence, no less–I had no idea–how droll), my car being broken into by cowardly thieves in the night who made off with half my favorite Cds, and, among other things, a battle with deadly black mold. So there you have it. Being an artist isn’t always Popsickles and candy corn, but it’s usually pretty nice.

So with that, I’d like to say thank you for having me. It has been a pleasure. I hope you’ve enjoyed the painting, and that each and every one of you are able to avoid deadly black mold in your own lives.

And Katsumi, if you’re reading this in Matsuyama, hello and happy summer!

Cheers all. Now go and get some sun.

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4 Responses to “Icarus: Step 22”

  1. Mark Says:
    July 6th, 2005 at 8:00 am

    Damon, Bravo. Been great watching your progress, and although you don’t seem to have received much commentary in your process, I’m sure many have been watching your progress with the painting, and reading your sparkling comments with amusement and appreciation. Thanks for sharing this fascinating process with those of us mere mortals out here in electron land.

  2. Damon Denys Says:
    July 10th, 2005 at 9:00 am

    Con mucho gusto, Mark. I did my best to scare off would-be comments, but fortunately some fearless souls like yourself posted anyway. It was nice to hear from you. May your journey through electron land always be merry and bright.

  3. Elizabeth Anema Says:
    July 12th, 2005 at 7:30 pm

    Damon, I watched Icarus in progress via a link posted by Linda in The Forum for Ayn Rand Fans. What an inspiration! The process of painting feathers and hair was amazing to me! I know you worked very hard and your comments about painting the feathers were fantastic! I’ve never had that kind of patience! The painting process and completely real commentary has been fantastic! Thank you! :)

  4. Damon Denys Says:
    July 16th, 2005 at 11:30 am

    It was certainly my pleasure, Elizabeth. Gracias por el complido. Thanks to you for following along, and have a very merry summer indeed!

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About Bryan Larsen ~

Bryan Larsen

"I was born on February 12, 1975, and have been drawing as long as I can remember. By the time I was in high school, I knew I wanted to be an artist, although at the time I didn't have a clear idea of how exactly I would use my talents to make a living.

"As I continued studying art, I began to suspect that fine visual art was dead. No one seemed interested in teaching students how to draw well, or paint well. More often than not, my own skills exceeded those of my instructors.

"The only field left that seemed to require good drawing, painting, and compositional skills was illustration, and therefore I began studying illustration at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. I became even more convinced that I had made the right decision in staying away from fine art as I endured course after course of required "drawing" and "painting" classes in which instructors required me to draw with "less focus", or use ridiculous materials such as shellac, glue, sand, salt, etc.

"My second year at Utah State, I met Damon Denys. In discussing Art with him I realized that there were other people who believed that technique and subject matter were indispensable components of any work of art. I then decided that I would work to develop my own painting skills with the purpose of creating artwork that I considered worthy of being called Fine Art.

"Since that time, I have studied on my own: Drawing from live models to learn the human form, studying proper painting techniques from any source I could find ample reason to trust, and developing a philosophy of Art based on reason, and life on earth.

"My goal is to portray the heroic and romantic in human nature and human achievement in a realistic style and a modern setting. I place particular emphasis on composition, technique, realistic detail, proper craftsmanship and consistency of style."