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Time After Time is Finished

Published on by Scott Von Holzen

Time after time is finished and posted on my website scottvonholzen.com.

I do like the way this painting finished.  The colors and balance is solid and I like the words.   I tried to take  only those words from a song that can have their own meaning not attached to the music.  The painting twists sheet music and lyrics in order to create, hopefully, a different interpretation.  I like how the notation is steadily involving into it’s own ways of defining the music.

A purpose of  any art canvas whether of a wheat field or the song Time after time, is to have it stand on its own not needing the original inspiration to have value.   These musical art works hopefully are doing that and just maybe are reaching beyond  simple depiction.  Possibly, Time After Time is becoming its own source of  music.  Sure it is a  a stretch maybe; but Time after Time could be viewed as an abstract or  improvisational musical work without any of the restrictions that sheet music has.

Just some thoughts.

Scott Von Holzen

Time after Time

Published on by Scott Von Holzen

I have a friend at work that wants  me to do a painting for his 25 wedding anniversary of a song by Talking Heads. While I was discussing the problem of finding the music I  asked him when he thinks of that music what colors come to mind.  He told me he did not know because his wife had not painted the room yet.  Later I thought,  I should have responded back with, you hang the painting then re-decorate the room.  But I did not.

A problem is as you can see from the different photos of stages of these paintings my colors vary a lot.   So, if I am thinking soft blues, who knowns for after a while I may be thinking punchy greens, with a little gold and pink thrown in.   If someone wants me to do a work in greens when the mood fits better blues and yellows, sure I will give it a green theme but every work of art ends up being a big pile of colors all mixed up and moving fast from left to right.

As for anniversary paintings, whatever.  As long as the finished work represents my best attempt when it is done,  I can walk away.  The painting and the fear of failure keeps me focused and driven.

Scott Von Holzen