Modern Art – Page 29 – aRT iN mUSIC

You Raise Me up consists of six panels almost 100 inches in length. In this image you see that I have added the musical flow using different shades of gold paint, a common practice with the Christmas art, along with Cobalt blue. Next up I will be filling in more details of the music adding to each of these panels objects for added interest.

This artwork represents three major techniques that each in their own way is somewhat unique. Those three characteristics are first, the use of connected multiple panels, many arranged in multiple layers. The second unique technique of this art is that each panel has their own appearance that is different from its connected neighbor. If separated, each panel could stand on its own, of course, greatly diminished from the connected whole. The third special characteristic of this art is the applying of the music. It is this unique depiction of a song’s musical flow, that connects all these diverse panels together, to represent a single musical artwork theme.

Also, when their has been a break with the Christmas painting I have worked on Up On The Roof. I have added an interesting look to the last panel, of this artwork, that I will post in a couple of days.

Scott Von Holzen

You raise me up, laying all over the floor. This is the part where I fit the music to the canvas.

You Raise Me is six panels, and 99 inches in length, by a max height of 30 inches. This is a requested Christmas song that I received from a prominent, and important person, that has been apart of my life for many, many years.

I think it is a great choice and brings me back to my roots of this art, with my first Christmas painting which was Joy to the World, by Three Dog Night. You see, back then, the original idea was to produce of Christmas artwork, that celebrated the joys of this time of the year. At that time I thought Joy to the World fit that idea, perfect. Things changed after that first year, and I started to products artworks of real Christmas music, like Sleigh Ride, and Winter Wonderland. This years suggestion caught my totally be surprise, and as I said brought me back to my real goal, which is to produce an uplifting artwork to fit the season. I think this choice does that well.

Here are three versions of this music. In iTunes these artists have the most popular versions, along with a group called Selah. Their best performance video, I felt was an over the top sentimental cover, that belong in a save the species info-commercial. So, it has been left out. I can see where this music can go in many emotional directions, and I can understand its appeal to God being the one the artist is singing to. I see this music, and artwork not as a Jesus thing, but as song that speaks to real people making real differences in other lives. To me this music is about the meaning of friendship.