I Spy 2

by Ian Anderson

Original - Not For Sale

Price

$1,500

Dimensions

24.000 x 27.000 x 0.400 inches

Title

I Spy 2

Artist

Ian Anderson

Medium

Drawing - Lead Pencil On Archival Acid Free Water Colour Paper

Description

“EYE SPY 2” – Alert to opportunities

PROVERB:

Eye Spy
Alert and ready
An opportunity to decide

THE STORY:

This illustration was inspired by a color photograph I saw. I don’t remember where, but I do remember the source of the light, the contrast and magnificent capture of alertness in the bird which inspired me to find a story to be told.

The challenge to control the pencil leads to mid tones with a feel for movement in flight left the paper really overworked. Still, I was very pleased with the final result. All these studies of flight leave me pondering where these illustration studies will end up. I have a strong thought the progression will lead to the surreal in painting and telling stories of the observations I discover in creation. What I saw in this wonderful creature was purpose and alertness to opportunities for food. It reminds me how many of us have a desire and alertness to find out where to find the food for life. You know, that passion that comes from fulfilling dreams and rising above the darkness in our souls that may lead us to the grave with many unfulfilled dreams if we don’t discover the bread we are looking for. Being alert, this one fed well.

This original pencil drawing and allegory could find its way to any city or country dwellers wall in New York, Moscow, Wellsford, Donnybrook, Hewler, Bendigo, London, even a cave in Lebanon. Who knows but it will be a pleasure to meet the buyer.

I know a lot of you find it hard to believe in a personal God (As I once did … ask me how I discovered the difference and I am more than happy to tell you what happened) who made all this but the more I research and talk to my friend, the great architect, the creative genius, the King of Kings, the Great I AM, the more I marvel at creatures like these and the purpose in their being. We humans can be so arrogant and self-righteous at times and see the foolish decisions we make in our arrogance is vividly seen in the way we abuse each other, abuse this world and stuff up the ecological balance because we don’t fully understand the purpose of its being. I am as guilty as us all so I don’t point the finger, I just know our ignorance needs mercy.

MATERIALS:

Lead pencil on archival acid-free water color paper, framed in perspex mounted on brushed aluminum sign ply. The illustration is protected with matt UV archival varnish.

ORIGINAL: FOR SALE

Supplied with Provenance, coded Authentication of Sale Certificate and maintenance/care information.

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