Joseph's painting at Walsall Art Gallery

joanlawson
joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
edited 13. Dec 2009, 14:45 in Community Chit-chat archive
Hi

Today I visited Walsall New Art Gallery, and saw a painting in an exhibition there by our own Joseph ( Livinglegend )

It was just as brilliant as I expected it would be. It was a painting on a large canvas of a ship in the mist, entitled Morning on Skye/ Out of the Mist.

It was painted in a very atmospheric way, so that you really could almost feel the cold damp weather, and the ship took on a rather ghostly appearance, emerging from the mist.

Joseph had added to the overall effect by his clever brush work, and he left a space around the edges of the picture instead of filling the whole canvas. This made the subject of the painting stand out more and was a clever touch.

While I was there, a couple came along and the man was on crutches. We got talking, and he said that he was recovering from a TKR operation. They had come to see his wife's pictures in the exhibition. I told him about A. Care and this site, which they hadn't heard of. I also felt proud to say I knew Joseph when they looked at his picture.

They said they would look at the forum when they got home, so welcome, John and Yvonne, if you read this.

WELL DONE, JOSEPH !!!

Joan
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Comments

  • trisher
    trisher Member Posts: 9,263
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Joseph

    Congratulations on your painting. Have you a photo as I would really like to see it. if you do not mind.

    Trisher xx
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Joan,

    Thanks for posting this x

    Hi Joseph,

    Like Trish I wonder can we see it anywhere? It sounds really nice and well done. Cris x
  • livinglegend
    livinglegend Member Posts: 1,425
    edited 14. Dec 2009, 10:31
    A picture is worth a thousand words. The original is a large 80cm X 60cm.

    Updated: Out of the Mist is now part of an online slideshow at: http://www.greatwyrley.org.uk/paintings.aspx

    Joseph 8)
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  • suzster
    suzster Member Posts: 1,328
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    wow joseph!
    i really like your painting, you are very talented indeed.
    sue
  • page35
    page35 Member Posts: 1,081
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    great painting joseph
    would look great in my kitchen :D
    bet it looks even better in real life
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Joseph,
    Well done.The painting is very atmospheric!
    Take care
    Elizabeth
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Joseph,

    thanks for the link, its really lovely :D I will fight Page to have it in my front room let alone the kitchen :wink: Have you hung many? Cris x
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,787
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Joseph
    That is beautiful.
    Really lovely :)
    Maybe i need to go to Walsall :?:
    Toni x
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    frogmorton wrote:
    Joseph
    That is beautiful.
    Really lovely :)
    Maybe i need to go to Walsall :?:
    Toni x

    Hi Toni

    The New Art Gallery at Walsall is really excellent, and I thoroughly enjoyed my visit yesterday. I haven't been before, but I will be going again because there is so much to see.

    It is a very modern building, and there is a very interesting permanent exhibition, the Garman Ryan collection, which is a collection of art made by two women between the 1950s and the 1970s. It is a superb collection of art, one of the best I've seen.

    The photo Joseph hs posted on here of his painting doesn't do full justice to it, of course. You can't tell the size on here. It is a big canvas,and also the brush strokes don't show in a photo, but you can get a good idea. Good, isn't it :?: :?: It was for sale, and I nearly bought it. Wish I could do as well :!:

    Joan
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  • chris7
    chris7 Bots Posts: 2,696
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Joseph

    Wow, this is lovely and am sure even more impressive at the exhibitions Joan.
    How an earth do you do the reflections :shock: Very clever, well done. Hope you got the sale.
    Chris
  • livinglegend
    livinglegend Member Posts: 1,425
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    chris7 wrote:
    Joseph

    Wow, this is lovely and am sure even more impressive at the exhibitions Joan.
    How an earth do you do the reflections :shock: Very clever, well done. Hope you got the sale.
    Chris
    When looking at a scene I spend time just looking at the way things are reflected. Covering up the actual scene by holding up a hand and just looking at reflections in glass or water, gives you a view of something that you wouldn't normally concentrate on.

    Ultimately as with any skill, its knowledge plus practice.

    Thank you all for the positive comments. I hope to put more pictures online soon and will post on here when they are available.

    The exhibition at Walsall New Art Gallery is open until the 10th January 2010.

    Joseph 8)
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  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Joseph

    Ultimately as with any skill, its knowledge plus practice.

    I agree with you to a point, but inspiration and talent come into it somewhere too, I think !!

    I would love to see some more of your work.

    Joan
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  • colinone
    colinone Member Posts: 1,039
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well done joseph
    must be great to have so much talent, your a star
    Colin
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,787
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    joanlawson wrote:
    frogmorton wrote:
    Joseph
    That is beautiful.
    Really lovely :)
    Maybe i need to go to Walsall :?:
    Toni x

    Hi Toni

    The New Art Gallery at Walsall is really excellent, and I thoroughly enjoyed my visit yesterday. I haven't been before, but I will be going again because there is so much to see.

    It is a very modern building, and there is a very interesting permanent exhibition, the Garman Ryan collection, which is a collection of art made by two women between the 1950s and the 1970s. It is a superb collection of art, one of the best I've seen.

    The photo Joseph hs posted on here of his painting doesn't do full justice to it, of course. You can't tell the size on here. It is a big canvas,and also the brush strokes don't show in a photo, but you can get a good idea. Good, isn't it :?: :?: It was for sale, and I nearly bought it. Wish I could do as well :!:

    Joan
    Think I've been to it Joan. Went with the kids from Lucy's school about a year ago. I wiould be proud to say I know who Joseph is too :)
    Love
    Toni xx
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,787
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    colinone wrote:
    Well done joseph
    must be great to have so much talent, your a star
    Colin
    Oh Colin!!!!!!!
    How the devil ARE you???
    Good to see your name there :!:
    You know there is still a hole here that no-one else has filled.....
    Love
    Toni x
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    wish i could paint like that loved it thanks for the link will keep this short as going to look at it again well done
    val
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    frogmorton wrote:
    colinone wrote:
    Well done joseph
    must be great to have so much talent, your a star
    Colin
    Oh Colin!!!!!!!
    How the devil ARE you???
    Good to see your name there :!:
    You know there is still a hole here that no-one else has filled.....
    Love
    Toni x

    I second that, Toni. We miss Colin's Liverpudlian wit, don't we :?:
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  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,787
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    joanlawson wrote:
    frogmorton wrote:
    colinone wrote:
    Well done joseph
    must be great to have so much talent, your a star
    Colin
    Oh Colin!!!!!!!
    How the devil ARE you???
    Good to see your name there :!:
    You know there is still a hole here that no-one else has filled.....
    Love
    Toni x

    I second that, Toni. We miss Colin's Liverpudlian wit, don't we :?:
    WE sure do!!!!
    Not quite the same without him :(
    Toni x
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