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Published on 03/07/2011 by Scott Von Holzen

Hallelujah and the squiggly Slur. It took one whole evening to draw and paint the Tie and the Slur in this music. Then it took an afternoon to paint the three note beam above. Neither is finished. A musical Tie and a Slur are just nice curved lines that connect two similar notes or a group of notes, as a slur. Some times, such in Winter a strong curve line works, but for this music the slur is used to shake up the even flow of this work. Slurs and Ties have been painted in a number of different styles over the years. The question with this effort was the chosen color and not so much the originality of the slur.

Ties and Slurs offer a chance to let loose on the canvas in the hope of shaking up the obvious flow of the notation. The problem was how to draw the emotions of a Tie or Slur to the in a original style that catches the viewer.

In Hallelujah the slur does not have that wormy look reminiscent of the Christmas painting. Also, the chaos is better connected here, then in Imagine, less predictable then in Cry Me A River, close to the fine effort in Eyes on a Prize, and probably an evolution of the slur from Chopin’s Valse, with more spontaneity and less strictness.

Still, there is a wish to be able to do more. Still, there is wonder if two dimensional art has any chance in this assemblage art world.

Scott Von Holzen

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Published on 03/04/2011 by Scott Von Holzen

Hallelujah 3 feet by 10 foot. A thanks goes out to the receptionist at work that, on her own, commented (work related humor). That is the first since June of last year. Moving on.

A couple of nights before there was only empty circles, and no idea what color to use to fill in. Then the next night, just walking down and looking at the canvas the obvious color choice of Cobalt Blue was chosen, over Ultramarine Violet that lacked cover. The Cobalt worked for two reasons, it stands out from the background, but unlike a lot of work in the past, it also lifts the canvas gently from the background forward. That is important for this music. The idea of strong separation or contrast, notation from background, can work with some music, check out Chopin’s Valse. This music demands a smoothness of flow, and an overall picture that bonds completely with the viewer.

To explain, those three vertical calligraphy, or Egyptian hieroglyphs objects are quarter Rests. Their spacing was cut to fit the notation, and surprisingly they found their own way to express themselves. You gotta wanna, and that is what you see expressed in a work that when finished will define, and superbly represent, this art in 2011. Guarantee, you gotta wanna.

Scott Von Holzen

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Published on 03/02/2011 by Scott Von Holzen

Hallelujah image final background and notation placement. This was a hard fit. There was a need to cut the space for the 8th notes and even more the rests in order to fit the 22. The background just needed some filling in and it was OK. The notation is slightly larger, running about 110mm instead of the setup which was to use 100mm notation. This ended in a wash away of the first run across the canvas. It is what is. It is what is expected.

Always, pushing the possible. Important, since this artist, spending all of this time, is the boss of this time. His time. His. Time. And it must be time well spent, no matter for It is what is, to keep the passion of the dream.

Scott Von Holzen

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