tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79382201481877554492024-03-13T10:54:55.661-05:00Farr*ArtWhat is "Farr*Art"?? Farr*Art is not just paintings, but a mood, a feeling, a bold representation through ideas & color of the positive aura of artist Steve Farr himself. When you own/experience Farr*Art, you possess a piece from his mind, soul, and heart.GoFarr2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17406450530217522953noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938220148187755449.post-28040047199014046322014-05-03T03:08:00.000-05:002014-05-03T03:08:04.458-05:00"A Rose In Spanish Harlem"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><i><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: proxnov-reg, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"> There is a rose in Spanish Harlem</span></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: proxnov-reg, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">It is a special one, it's never seen the sun</span></span></i></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">The now<i> iconic</i> image of the "Bird Girl" statue that once graced the grounds at Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia was probably slated for anonymity before 1994, when a photo of the unusual grave marker was used for the cover of the best selling novel by John Berendt, "Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil", which later became a movie in 1997. The statue itself, which was originally sculpted in 1936 by Sylvia Shaw Judson, was since removed and donated to a museum in Savannah.</span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><i><b>Lotus Dream.</b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><i><b>Where butterflies encounter </b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><i><b>tea rose & tangerine.</b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><i><b>The Summer winds smile </b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><i><b>purposely,</b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><i><b>as the fragrant peonies stain </b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><i><b>the scape.</b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><i><b>This space where fairies </b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><i><b>frequent </b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><i><b>and bask in abundant layers of </b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><i><b>chiffon.</b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><i><b>Scattered satin breezes quietly </b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><i><b>assist ubiquitous dandelions </b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><i><b>swirling through the air!"</b></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><b> What to do now? Make changes to my character Jolly Jack? I wonder how often this occurs in art, literature, music?? Since the time I initially uncovered this most unnerving experience, I've even discovered yet another "similar", but not quite as, character named "Jack" as in Jack Skellington from the Tim Burton movie "<i>The Nightmare Before Christmas</i>", whom I had heard of, but never made that connection til now! Maybe someone used JP as a reference, who knows? So just remember, when you <i>think</i> you do, you really don't.....know<i> JACK</i>!!!! ~S</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">This, my latest painting was totally inspired by listening to the continuous sounds of tree frogs, crickets, cicadas, and whatever other forms of life that sing the melodies of a hot and muggy Summer evening. I can see the lightning bugs of fireflies come out at dusk, which take me back to my youth and the fun me and the other kids would have trying to catch them inside empty jelly jars. All this activity just begining as the sun sets can make me only imagine such a lively world evolving on a larger a larger stage such as <b><i>"The Bog"</i></b>. </span> </span></span>GoFarr2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17406450530217522953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938220148187755449.post-65347719873135530152011-06-03T04:11:00.002-05:002011-08-03T02:47:34.414-05:00"The Look"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O-uNm8Irc9I/Tjj8oxA41QI/AAAAAAAAAHw/HEPKT-TML5A/s1600/TheLook+FBcopy+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O-uNm8Irc9I/Tjj8oxA41QI/AAAAAAAAAHw/HEPKT-TML5A/s320/TheLook+FBcopy+copy.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: inherit;"><b>Admittedly, I haven't been spending too much time blogging lately. Most of my time has been spent working on my artwork and various other projects. I do, however plan to be on here tossing out my thoughts and opinions a bit more frequently in the weeks to come, time permitting. I'm usually working on three to four art pieces at a single time, not bragging, but it keeps me from getting bored that way!! LoL! One of my most recent images is called simply: "<i>The Look</i>". Believe it or not, it was no easy task to come up with this particular title. I've always thought titles were underrated, and often wondered why some artist chose to leave their work "<i>untitled</i>". To me, labeling a piece of work as untitled really misses a great opportunity to inject certain thoughts upon that artwork. True, the visual should speak for itself, but sometimes the appropriate title or caption can help steer the viewer to a place that the artist may or may not have even considered. Hence, the objective from the beginning! </b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: inherit;"><b> "<i>The Look</i>" is one of those such pieces of artwork, that can be totally left up to the interpretation of the viewer. You be the judge. When I did the sketch, I intentionally tried to convey a particular emotion by means of the eyes and expression on the girl's face. I must say, that I was pleased at the way "<i>The Look</i>" turned out. I would say that her expression is an enigma. What does her <i>look</i> say? Could it be a look of anger? Is she pissed off about something or is there a sense of grief etched on her face. She could be worried or frightened about something! Maybe all of the above would describe her aloof appearance. Possibly a <i>bad hair day</i>, but of course the coarse, exaggerated hair was my attempt to draw more attention to her face. The sketch for "<i>The Look</i>" was done about three years ago, so maybe her "look" is saying "I can't believe it took three years to finally complete!!" </b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Carpe Diem!!~S</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></b></span>GoFarr2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17406450530217522953noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938220148187755449.post-74278164466605283752011-02-27T18:13:00.001-06:002011-02-27T18:23:11.669-06:00Rays? Or No Rays?.....That Was The Question!!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">This was the question/dilemma I faced upon the completion of my latest painting called <i><b>"Spearmint Forest"</b></i>. If you are familiar with my work, you would know that I do a lot of "tree" and forest paintings. I really enjoy doing them and they <i>usually</i> can be relaxing to look at, at least thats the <i>feeling</i> I try to convey when I paint them! LoL!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">The common dilemma most artist face upon completion or near completion of a piece: <i>when to say when</i>. Sometimes its not that easy to know when a piece is done. This can work both ways, meaning that the painting can be <i>"incomplete"</i>, and thats a feeling that at least I get, that tells me that the painting looks "okay", but its missing something!! Such it is problematic because adding something runs the risk of it (the painting) being "heaven forbid", over-done!!!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-WBpUOtx2xIQ/TWrqjkj4MsI/AAAAAAAAAC4/jPPmLs_f09k/s1600/SpearmintRaysOrNot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-WBpUOtx2xIQ/TWrqjkj4MsI/AAAAAAAAAC4/jPPmLs_f09k/s320/SpearmintRaysOrNot.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Well, such an issue came forth with <i><b>"Spearmint Forest"</b></i>. I was done with the painting, but I pondered a couple of weeks the idea that it was missing something! So I knew then I needed to get the often <i>"brutally"</i> honest opinion of my loving wife (whose my toughest critic, btw). One of the flexibilities of a digital painting is that one can add or subtract much easier than when working with actual paints. I then, made a copy and began rendering layers of sun rays. No easy task, believe me!! So, now the only thing left was to show them to her side by side. I was kinda surprised at how she chose the piece with the sun rays without much, if any hesitation! I took another look and agreed. Now, I can't imagine why it was even a question.</span>GoFarr2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17406450530217522953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938220148187755449.post-75587053317803827842011-01-24T15:17:00.000-06:002011-01-24T15:17:03.880-06:00AfrikanAmericanVamp(animated preview).wmv<div style="color: orange;"><b><i>Roxie Chambers. She's got everything going for her. Great looks, even "sultry", as she was described as in her high school yearbook! Intelligent. She graduated at the top of her class from Howard University! Great job, top exec at the TV station! About to move into her dream house, financially set, a great parent, great fiance' (the man of her dreams!), life couldn't be better....until, one unexplainable night she becomes a vampire, goes on a killing spree, awakens the next morning thinking its all been a crazy dream until the morning news comes on......Now what???? "AfrikanAmericanVamp is an engaging new vampire story written by horror writers Andre Causey and Steve Farr (myself) that combines the elements of horror, romance, and suspense in this soon to be released graphic novel or if you prefer, comic book, that is a preview to a soon to follow movie! </i></b></div><br />
<div style="color: orange;"><b>Well, this was a project that I began about three, count'em, three years ago. At present, this project has yet to see its completion it pains me to say! Rewind to about 5 to 6 years ago when vampires were white hot!! Around the time "Twilight" was just a book, before "True Blood" or "The Vampire Diaries" came to television! I am always seeking originality, a new angle on an old idea, because it annoys me to see the same old soup warmed over, unless of course there's some new ingredients added! To be honest, as farr as I'm concerned, this on-taking is in limbo as I type this! However, AAV is not a "dead in the water", just on hiatus. Yes, "hiatus"! That sounds a little better to me! LoL! With that being said, here is an animation I created of the graphic novel. The music I used is called "Dracula's Wedding" by Outkast. Listening to the words of this song leads one to believe that this song could be deemed quite appropriate!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/dK5GrYoTvIE?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>GoFarr2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17406450530217522953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938220148187755449.post-62965856498083632812011-01-03T19:24:00.000-06:002011-01-03T19:24:15.852-06:00"Vine Ripe Pipes"<span style="color: orange;">If you follow my work, you know that </span><b style="color: orange;"><i>pipes</i></b><span style="color: orange;"> paintings are a constant theme in my artist portfolio. "</span><i style="color: orange;"><b>Pipes</b></i><span style="color: orange;">" were a negative subject ingrained in my childhood memories, so painting them in a </span><i style="color: orange;">different</i><span style="color: orange;"> light is almost </span><b style="color: orange;">therapeutic </b><span style="color: orange;">for me. When I was a kid, there were instances when I would have to go with my Mother down into a damp, dark basement to reach the fuse box whenever the power went out in the house. This process involved treading past these old rusty, spider-web covered water pipes!! To this day, I can still see this frightening imagery as it left such vivid memories!!! Now I can paint those </span><i style="color: orange;">pipes</i><span style="color: orange;"> in such a more positive light!! Hence my inspiration!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uw9kvN2jlEs/TSJ2UfzlzbI/AAAAAAAAACs/LzMSS_uBdVY/s1600/VineRIPEpipes+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uw9kvN2jlEs/TSJ2UfzlzbI/AAAAAAAAACs/LzMSS_uBdVY/s320/VineRIPEpipes+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>GoFarr2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17406450530217522953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938220148187755449.post-72148188796827988582011-01-01T13:48:00.001-06:002011-01-01T13:53:01.592-06:00"Chocolate, Sweet....Like Honey"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">It wasn't until I had completed this painting, that I realized that the idea wasn't </span><i style="color: orange;">completely</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"> original. It was similar to a image that I had recalled from childhood, of a </span><i style="color: orange;">famous</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"> album cover by The </span><b style="color: orange;">Ohio Players</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"> called </span><b style="color: orange;"><i>"Honey"</i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">. As I remember, my older cousin had it displayed on his wall (can't do that now of course with CD covers, LOL). The image was the distinctive profile of a naked woman with a large spoon, holding a jar of </span><i style="color: orange;">honey</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"> against a black background. Here is a link: </span><a href="http://wfnk.com/ohioplayers/images/cv_honey.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d0e0e3;">http://wfnk.com/ohioplayers/images/cv_honey.jpg </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"> That album, was from the seventies. Its amazing how images can lay </span><i style="color: orange;">dormant</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"> in our sub-conscious for all those years! I was initially going to name the painting </span><b style="color: orange;">"Chocolate"</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">, so hence</span><b style="color: orange;"><i> "Chocolate, Sweet....Like Honey"</i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">.</span><br />
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</span>GoFarr2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17406450530217522953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938220148187755449.post-6569344411862505252010-12-31T23:07:00.000-06:002010-12-31T23:07:51.240-06:00Happy "American Gothic" New Year!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: orange;"><i><b>"American Gothic Snow People"</b></i> is a painting I did way back in<i> 2006 </i>as an homage to the <i>famous </i>Grant Wood painting. Last year I did a Happy New Year's version of it. The actual "<i><b>American Gothic"</b></i> painting hangs at the Art Institute of Chicago. The <i>"Gothic"</i> house and museum is located in Eldon, Iowa. This summer I plan to take nice little road trip there. By the way, <b>HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uw9kvN2jlEs/TR60Ab_JAcI/AAAAAAAAACk/NJVqmt7dmmo/s1600/AG+SNOW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uw9kvN2jlEs/TR60Ab_JAcI/AAAAAAAAACk/NJVqmt7dmmo/s320/AG+SNOW.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>GoFarr2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17406450530217522953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938220148187755449.post-51274044531634255082010-12-30T18:26:00.000-06:002010-12-30T18:26:30.477-06:00Back to "Basics"<div style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: small;">During some down time I had the opportunity to go into my art "archives" and pull out some old comics that I had drawn way back in the late seventies, early eighties. A comic book superheroes series I titled <b><i>"The Dynamic 7"</i></b>! This series about a group of teen superheroes who had the same problems of most early teens coping with the challenges of growing up. While the artwork wasn't so great, I cherish them with great <i>fondness</i> as they were the very catalysts for my pursuit of art. I'm thinking that for <i>farr</i> too long, the ink pen and colored pencils have been neglected by me in exchange for the brush, canvas and pen tablet. Back to basics are a welcome change for me , if only for a short time, It indeed helps me <i>refocus</i> and reminds me how much I enjoy telling stories within a few panels and pages!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uw9kvN2jlEs/TR0eqvEPS5I/AAAAAAAAACg/f6MBPBU62qg/s1600/vampUntitled-1+copy+%2528600+x+586%2529+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uw9kvN2jlEs/TR0eqvEPS5I/AAAAAAAAACg/f6MBPBU62qg/s320/vampUntitled-1+copy+%2528600+x+586%2529+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Panel from "Afrikan American Vamp"©SteveFarr</div>GoFarr2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17406450530217522953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938220148187755449.post-86125923751618628872010-12-29T16:04:00.005-06:002010-12-29T16:15:10.323-06:00'Twas The Week After Christmas, When.....<div style="color: orange; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Is it me, or does this period of time between </span><span style="font-size: small;">Christmas</span></b><b><span style="font-size: small;"> and New Years seem like such a "lull"? Okay, like the period right after Halloween prompts festive and reflective thoughts, and the anticipation of Thanksgiving. All good on this end! Then, very shortly afterwords, with Black Friday, the holiday rush, etc, the attention and momentum builds up until Christmas Day! So now, we <i>piddle</i> around aimlessly through this week up until New Years Eve. I'm not saying anything is wrong with that, I just want to know how I'm supposed to feel! Someone at the barbershop said last week about Christmas: "I'm glad to see it come, and I'm glad to see it go!" A point well taken. Hmm,...the word "<i>Anti-climactic</i>" comes to mind! LOL!!</span></b></div>GoFarr2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17406450530217522953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938220148187755449.post-80630313158423665802010-12-28T13:14:00.002-06:002010-12-29T16:09:23.575-06:00Welcome<div style="background-color: black; color: orange; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I would like to welcome all friends and fans of<b> <i>Farr*Art Images</i></b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/FarrArtImages?ref=nf">http://www.facebook.com/FarrArtImages?ref=nf</a> I figured that it was about time I started a blog page not only to do the usual things like rant and rave, but also to keep you updated on whats new and coming up for<b> <i>Farr*Art Images</i></b> as well as latest artwork!! So that being said, it excites me that you have come aboard and what better time as we head into a new year!!</span></div>GoFarr2http://www.blogger.com/profile/17406450530217522953noreply@blogger.com0