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Vantage Point: Step 9

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With the first of two passes over the concrete wall complete, I am satisfied that no additional work will be needed on the background. Even unfinished, the foreground wall has the effect of pushing the glass back far enough that a viewer’s brain does not expect to pick up much detail. The concrete, on the other hand, will need a bit more attention. I mentioned that this is the first of two passes I will make. At this point the general base color and the shape of the wall is in place, as well as the shadows cast by the figure. The wall looks more like clay than concrete at this point. The same goes for the mortar between the blocks. The second pass will add the rough texture over the top as well as a few finishing highlights and little details like the occasional small crack or chip that characterize structural concrete.

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2 Responses to “Vantage Point: Step 9”

  1. Rob Says:
    October 17th, 2005 at 12:30 pm

    Great Work! Someday I hope to purchase some originals!

  2. Bryan Larsen Says:
    October 18th, 2005 at 10:47 am

    Thanks Rob. As a general practice, I never discourage anyone from aspiring to purchase originals.

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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."