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Taking Time To Paint
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Taking Time To Paint

Ikey Solomon
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The last art class I had was high school, 1977. I learn by doing. I have a bird feeder in the yard and a nice camera, so I took a bunch of pictures to use to paint from. My father wanted me to paint ¨Girl with the Pearl Earring¨. After finishing that I thought I would do my own take on it, thanks to the movie

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    It’s about how there cant be beauty without ugly. LIfe without death. About how we make some beauty surreal, something that no one can live up to. There are thorns in roses, that grow from the death of other living things.

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    The same Robin in two poses

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    A homage. Vermeer used many of the same props in many paintings. The pitcher, sideboard and cloths. In the Milkmaid he shows a nail in the wall, so I added it here

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    Ikey Solomon

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    David lives in Sandy Hook, CT with hislovely bride of 32 years, a dog namedSpanky and Pumuckl the cat.I have been painting and drawing since Ican remember. When other kids got toys, Igot paper and paint. It took until I was 17before I realized not everyone could dothis.High School was the last formal training Ihad and I have spent a good deal of timetrying to copy other peoples things tolearn how they did itI enjoy portrait work and unusualcommissions.

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    Ikey Solomon

    Ikey Solomon

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    David lives in Sandy Hook, CT with hislovely bride of 32 years, a dog namedSpanky and Pumuckl the cat.I have been painting and drawing since Ican remember. When other kids got toys, Igot paper and paint. It took until I was 17before I realized not everyone could dothis.High School was the last formal training Ihad and I have spent a good deal of timetrying to copy other peoples things tolearn how they did itI enjoy portrait work and unusualcommissions.

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    Vėjūnė Rimašiūtė

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    Vėjūnė is a community manager who helps artists all over the world introduce their artwork to Bored Panda readers and in that way, become more popular. Since she was always fascinated by the art world, she studied Culture Management and Cultural Policy at Vilnius Academy of Arts where she expanded her knowledge about it. Now she's using all this knowledge to showcase its beauty and help others dive into the fascinating world of art.

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    Vėjūnė Rimašiūtė

    Vėjūnė Rimašiūtė

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    Vėjūnė is a community manager who helps artists all over the world introduce their artwork to Bored Panda readers and in that way, become more popular. Since she was always fascinated by the art world, she studied Culture Management and Cultural Policy at Vilnius Academy of Arts where she expanded her knowledge about it. Now she's using all this knowledge to showcase its beauty and help others dive into the fascinating world of art.

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