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Motive Force: Step 10

Motive Force, by Bryan Larsen
The piece is finished, and just in time. I couldn’t be more pleased with the way it turned out. The remaining section of the suit went very smoothly, and it was much easier to get the effect of the wool texture than I had anticipated. Besides finishing the jacket, I painted the highlights and detailed shadows of the hair, and touched up a few areas of the train. I have included two images of the piece with this post: a close-up of the figure and a full shot of the finished piece. There are some color distortions in both images caused by the variations in the dryness of the paint. I will send a better image once I get the transparency back from the photographer, along with some final comments. Motive Force, by Bryan LarsenAs usual I welcome any questions or comments about the finished piece, but I cannot promise a response until after the reception on November 6th, as I will be attempting to complete one additional small piece before the show. In the meantime, enjoy the finished painting.

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2 Responses to “Motive Force: Step 10”

  1. Kari McKay Says:
    November 10th, 2004 at 4:30 pm

    Fabulous! I am so pleased to see your latest painting completed. Congratulations. It’s always inspiring to see your work—like a crisp breath of air—Atlantis air.

  2. Bryan Larsen Says:
    November 13th, 2004 at 12:30 pm

    Thanks to everyone for the comments and questions.

    Timothy and Kari: I am pleased that you have found inspiration in my work. It is definitely one of my goals to bring a vision of what is possible to people who share my belief in the unlimited potential of mankind.

    Hanna: I hope that not too many people are so cynical that they are concerned that the woman in the painting is in some sort of danger. As for a painting of John Galt…at this point I have no plans to undertake such a large job. Symbolically his character is quite abstract…something that requires great subtlety and skill to portray. I will, perhaps, consider it in the future when I have much more experience.

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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."