Tag: ART

S_V_H Everglow image 2

Published on by Scott Von Holzen
EverGlow imag 1 the final floor image Feb 15th 1:25pm
IMage 2Feb 16 1:17pm
Image 3Feb 16 5:14pm

What you need to know:

EverGlow the frame. Feb 17, 1:12pm Image 4

Image 4 is crucial because it shows the basic structure that will support the rest of the artwork. The frame is a necessary key to constructing my latest art projects. A sturdy frame allows me to stand these artworks upright with the help of removable supports shaped as an upside-down T,

that then attach to the frame of the artwork. The stands enable me to tightly pack all my latest artworks together in an upright storage position. Without the stands, it would be impossible to safely store these works, or even be able to easily access them without damage. It is also probable, that without the stands I would not have the creative freedom I do now, to design whatever I wish to be my next music box.

Image 6 shows my T stands for the artwork Crazy.
EverGlow with the attached removable Van Gogh speaker boxes sitting 48mm above my still-life versions. Feb 17th, 2:39pm Image 5

Image 5 The overall structure of the artwork is done. Next up I will figure out how and where I am going to mount all the music.

Studio image of EverGlow’s music Feb. 17, 5:05pm

An art thing that crossed my path:

A lot of our local artists, who generously call themselves artists, either sell or if their products do not sell, they eventually reduce their inventory. I rarely sell. I would also never dispose of my artwork, either. Those works that have not sold, which is close to 200 of them, are stored in a climate control room. In the past, I sold a dozen cheaply priced early artworks on Etsy. The last Etsy art sale was in 2017 for $575.00. My last artwork sale was Walking in Memphis in the 2021 CVA exhibition in Wausau Wi.

Walking in Memphis was a breakthrough project. I put a lot of effort into building an artwork that represented the lyrics in a variety of found photo images. My arrangement of Walking in Memphis was also a breakthrough in the overall quality of my cover music. Today the artwork hangs in the Customer Service area at Wausau Coated Products. It is not in public view. And I believe it has never been powered on since it left the exhibition. That means no one has ever heard the artwork’s music box played.

What remains of Walking in Memphis Feb. 13th, 2023 12:00pm
Here is my master file of Walking in Memphis. Although my arrangement is from early 2021, and that music is tuned to the artwork’s music box, this cover music still sounds respectable through my Bose speakers.

Scott Von Holzen

S_V_H Everyglow image1

Published on by Scott Von Holzen
This first image shows where I am laying out to music to see if most of it will fit on these size canvases.

I am planning to incorporate two framed 12 x 16 Vincent Van Gogh wall prints into the artwork. I will build my speaker boxes around them. Here are the links to information about the original artworks.

https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collection/s0144V1962

https://www.wikiart.org/en/vincent-van-gogh/vase-with-lilacs-daisies-and-anemones-1887

Updated image of the artwork with notes and two Amazon framed Vincent Van Gogh prints.

The reason I am using two wall prints in this artwork, is to raise their status from cheap household wall art to art. It is the surprising quality of cheap wall art that I can see where your average kitchen table artist will eventually find it impossible to compete with. Even without Van Gogh’s raised textures these inexpensive Amazon wall art pieces would look decent or even nice in your average living room. If they were framed, they would certainly gain increased prestige. Even on the internet site Etsy, where flower prints are handmade, these two $14 framed prints hold their own in look and price.

Here is the final draft of Everglow’s artwork’s cover music before moving it into my finishing software StudioOne. I have edited my cover down to 30 seconds in length because of copyright restrictions, that I actually put on myself. Really, who in the music industry actually follows me, or actually reads these blog posts? I do this because it is the right thing to do.

Scott Von Holzen

S_V_H Wildfire final image

Published on by Scott Von Holzen

Photo 1: Wildfire final image on the easels. This artwork does not photograph well against the light background and the cloudy North light. ≈ L70.25xH37xD7.5

This is my final thoughts on the Wildfire video I uploaded to my YouTube. I have this account, to document through the years the progress of turning sheet music into art.

30 second preview of the music box cover music Wildfire

Going Deeper:

I did this video on January 6th thinking this artwork music box was done. It was not. Later in the day, I went about my studio, setting the goal of putting 100 items back in their proper space, before starting a new project. That was when I discovered I had forgotten to attach and make a number of other small musical items needed to complete the artwork. Sheet music designates, for example, some of them as a tie or a slur, or accidentals. I call all my additions to the artwork that are not notes incidentals. They now appear in the updated photo.

I am really impressed by the sound of this music. I built my music using a Bose system on my Windows 10 PC, and for the first time the sound difference between my Bose and my music box system is close to each other. In comparison the music box sound is lacking a small amount of bass, clarity, and depth of the sound. More effort on the music would bring the differences closer, but I need to move on.

For my next project I am already building the cover music for the 2016 music artwork, Under Pressure upgrade to a music box.

Scott Von Holzen