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S_V_H Hallelujah image2

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Hallelujah, a 3 foot by 10 foot artwork.   Being close to this canvas there is feeling coming from it.  It is hard to explain.  As has been noted in many past entries, these works take on a life.   They become.  They speak without a voice, but certainly they make it known.  It is only feelings of the artist that become amplified, maybe. Then again there are those moments, each different from the last.  Each unique, like the art.  Each making it known.  In all ways making it known.

Scott Von Holzen

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S_V_H__Hallelujah image1

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Hallelujah  is a 3 foot by 10 foot canvas.  The thought is to use narrow, across the canvas rectangles, with different shades of blue to create some base interest.  This canvas is hard to photograph because there is not enough room to backup and have the whole image in the picture.  This image was shot at an angle and the perspective was fixed in Photoshop.  Usually these preliminary images are shot with a add on Canon Flash, 580, but with this image there is going to be a need to light the far side better.

This song has always been a possibility, but the timing was never there.  Then while buying a bike, the salesperson commented on the floor room music that this version of Hallelujah was not his favorite.  That was all it took, a connection, that was not just the artist.   There is no remembrance of which version he was commenting on, but after listening to a dozen covers, the original efforts by Leonard Cohen, are the best followed by K.D. Lang.

 

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S_V_H I Call Your Name finalImage

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I Call Your Name is finished.  This work surprised the artist, as much as the 2010 Birthday painting: it stopped what was, and lead this artist onto a different path.  Near the completion of this work there was the added feeling rising  that Call did not care about any finishing touch ups, or any particular fine tunning.  It was saying it was fine with a little roughness left intact.  Of course, this artist still worked the canvas, with dabs of paint here and there, although it was completely unnecessary, sometimes it is hard to let go.

Some works speak more then others.  Some works are shy, while others are aggressive in their demands.  I call your name was neither of those descriptions.  Call simply knew long before it was obvious that it was something quite different.

The artist learns from his art. The artist thrives with his art.  The art risks it all for the art. The art saves the artist. The artist saves himself.  To the art the artist means nothing. The art is selfishly relentless, forever demanding of the artist, and fearless. The art is, the artist is.   That may not be the equalizer for surely there will never be enough strength or time for the artist. The art will win. The artist will lose everything, without regret.

For this artist It is all about the journey. Thank you

Scott Von Holzen