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S_V_H We Belong Image 2

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weBelong_2We Belong, is taking on that 80’s Pat Benatar look.  I knew her music, but in the 80’s I was more a Madonna, and Prince kind-of-a-guy.  Now, since this is a commission work I have had to take a fresh hard look at Pat Benatar,  her music, and influence on other women rockers of the 80’s.  My updated impressions of her  is that she certainly was an attractive performer,  brash, with a great voice.  I am referring to her  early 80’s hard rock voice which was deeper, less refined, and raspy,   that makes me think of the older Sarah Vaughn, without the range.

Here is an example of the early Rocker Pat Benatar before she went pop, We Belong,  followed by a comparison (only a  little) of one of the greatest singers ever, Sarah Vaughn.

Regrettably,  with an extreme amount of others things that need to be done, We Belong is slowly moving along.  Next up,  I will be adding more of the 80’s color look into the artwork, in the form of a lot of small wooden shapes. That will add interest and bring the music, and the background together.

Scott Von Holzen

S_V_H We Belong image 1

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weBelong_1Here is the first image of a classic Pat Benatar song We Belong. This is prime Eighties music. This artwork consists of three canvas panels with a length of 52 inches by 16 inches in height.  Looking at this first image of We Belong, the background is a surprisingly sparse in comparison  with earlier works, with a solid black color dominating the artwork and not the stripping.   The influence for this first image for We Belong comes from the Bach Aria artwork I did for Japan.

This is American Pie from 2010, that the Bach client picked for a template. It did not surprise me that they prefer my older style. What did surprise me was the required amount of  adjustment made by everyone involved to make the older look work in 2016.

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When we reached agreement on the background style and coloring, I than went even further back for another idea found in this Mozart work.  It is in this early 2006 artwork where I used a wide stripping to resemble my take on the musical staff or stave:

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Here is a musical staff used in sheet music:

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All these adjustments  resulted in a contemporary retro artwork the  Bach Aria work, 2016,

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Now, free from the need for approval, I took the Grand Bach painting ideas and simplified the entire background with the color black that works well with this artist.

 

This is the 1984 music video of We Belong.

I could not find a live early 80’s.  This is the best of live versions from 2001:

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S_V_H Bach BWV 988 – Aria final image

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AriaBWV988_ImageFinalThis is the final full size image of the Bach work that I will be shipping to Japan.  When it arrives in Japan it will be re-stretched losing about 60mm around each edge of the frame. The final image that will hang in the Grand Bach Hotel in Kyoto Japan will be 1600mm x 500mm or about 64 inches by 20 inches in height.

The video below pretty much sums up my thoughts,  and feelings about this artwork.  Actually, I did this video to do a short lighting check, except that I kept on going. It is kind of funny in spots,.  Still,   I should have worn a better shirt,  turned off the fan I was using to dry the painting, been organized,  and stood up  straight.  Otherwise, the message is good, and it certainly documents the progress of this art, so I went with it.  Next up I will be finishing my Waylon Jennings painting,  and  starting another commission work, the Pat Benatar song, We belong.

Check out this video of an artist that needs a staff of advisors if he is ever to make it in the Big Town.

 

Scott Von Holzen