Drawing/painting in graphite pencil and oil on glass!
After showing some of my older works, I thought, its time for something more current again. When I do one of my Hinterglas pieces, I normally always start with the painting and then build a unique frame for it.
This time it was a little different. I had found this "gothic" looking fragment in an antique store and right away thought, this would make a great frame for one of my paintings.
It took a while, but eventually I had a decent idea. It followed a general concept that has been an underlying theme of my work for a long time, which I call the venusmachine. The combination of the sensuous female energy with the more technical male aspects, often depicted in some kind of machinery. I'm also fascinated by E.T.A. Hoffmann's novels about automated, mechanical dolls, he thought up some 200 years ago!
First major step is of course to make the drawing, graphite pencil on glass.. reversed, as explained here
I colored it only in brownish sepia tones, to give it the vintage look I wanted, to go with the frame.
photo by me of my own artwork. The original is graphite pencil and oil on reverse side of glass, as explained in this post on Hintreglas
Great work...keep it up
Thanks, I'll try!!
welcome great steemian... find time also to check my blog posts
Thanks for the invitation, I have :-)
🙌🏽🙏🏽❤️
oh man. this is stunning! i would proudly and gladly hang this up in my home. amazing idea!
was hoffmann the one who came up with the word automatons for these automated mechanical dolls?
Thanks a lot! Hehe... its available 😉
Yes, that could very well be, that he used that word.
Edit: awesome blog you got there... will have to take a closer look!! Thanks for the resteem!
thanks for the rad art! i look forward to seeing more get posted! i legitimately love this piece.
You are talking about the opera by Jacques Offenbach, The Tales of Hoffmann. Hoffmann's first love is Olympia, an automaton created by the scientist Spalanzani.
The word "Automaton" has been around since ancient times (originating in Hellenistic Greek).
well, hoffman was both an author and a composer. offenbach created the opera based on the writings of hoffman.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._T._A._Hoffmann
the word "automaton" has been around since ancient times, yes, but i was asking about its use in reference to the automated dolls, which didn't come about until much later.
Thats awesome man
Thank you! 😎
Very interesting and inspiring.
Thank you very much 😁
art is a fun and this is not available with every one.you did very well painting here. the watercolour painting is awesome
Thank you for liking it! The paint I used there is oil, but you are right, I also use watercolor frequently 😁
Wow, this is amazing on so many levels! You found a frame and added some original content. And not just any content either: super beautiful!
Many thanks! I really appreciate your kind words, particularly since you seem to have a keen eye for art!
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Thanks for following, I always appreciate that (assuming you're doing it for the right reasons). I looked at your profile, and honestly, I don't think the baby turtles and your (uncited) pics on India's independence are sufficiently interesting to make me want to follow you - yet. If you take a good look at my profile and posts, you may get an idea of the things that excite me, and if you publish quality posts of those topics, I'll be happy to read them, comment on them, and eventually follow you. But following for following's sake is something I don't do, nor do I recommend it. It'll clutter up your feed with stuff you don't want to see, making you want to become less engaged in interaction. Believe me, I've gone through that phase myself.
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Be careful with these type of copy-pasta demands! I know people who would flag you instantly for this.
He doesn't get it! 😂
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Nice work =) I like the way you express in your illustration.
Thanks a lot!!
Fascinating approach. Slightly Steampunk angle to the image. Beautiful! I'm rather curious as to where this journey will take you next!
You may be right on the steempunkish angle... never thought of it, but now that you said it..
Pretty curious myself ;-)
This is one of the most beautiful things I have seen! I love the gothic detailing and the drawing too! Beautiful piece! Thank you for sharing :)
Thank you very much for stopping by and your kind compliments!
wow, that's fuckin' beautiful man.
I need to own that but am very not able.
(money wise)
(don't know how much you are getting, but I assume you are doing better than me)
maybe you will feel the same way about something of mine.
(work wise)
anyway, tremendous work my good fellow.
This is my favourite thing of yours so far.
and I have liked each thing pretty much.
if you don't sell it beforehand, it's mine when it can be
Thank you very much for your passionate compliment! Unfortunately, right now, I don't think I can afford to trade anything.
If you are curious of a pricepoint, my currently available glass paintings can be found at my website under https://www.venusmaschine.com/kaufen/glasbildkaufen/ sorry, in German only...
Hard part might be the shipping. Last one I sent to the US was close to 600,- for fedex alone :-/
Gorgeous work, you are so skilled. I like the glimpse into the inner workings of her body.
Thank you very much, means a lot, coming from a talented artist like you!
Very nice work Reinhard, ... very nice indeed!
You are obviously a man of explicit taste ;-) Thank you!
fantastic artwork - really great - TOP :-)
Resteemed
Thanks a lot!!
Gorgeous to see all 'sides' of your different style.
I love how you brought your 'everything is not what it seems' tone to this artwork.
controlled by machines or not, I see she still holds the 'unrefined' dear - with that of the feathers!
Thank you for the beauty!
Truly Unique!
I love that you see the 'everything is not what it seems'... of course, there is a lot of that in this one. Thank you for seeing the beauty.
I always see things with different layers. Your pieces have much depth :]
Such exquisite detail in your artwork. So much that captures the eye and begs for closer inspection.
Had to smile, because the second half of your comment is almost exactly taken from my artists statement, where it says: "... to tempt the viewer to remain and detect the encrypted messages."
Are you a writer? Just kidding... enjoyed reading your story... will definitely come back for more :-)
Then you are communicating via your art in a successful way. There are many aspects to view and interact with in your art. All in harmony, but different visual stimuli. I like that. And the fact that it is visually appealing. The couple of works that I have seen so far are stories in and of themselves.
Art for me it always takes two... the one creating it and the one perceiving it (for lack of a better word). You are obviously brilliant on both ends!
This is the same with writing (or written art). Readers perceive things in a particular way. It may not be exactly as the writer intends, but often adds to the story for them.
Yes yes, that's exactly what I mean! And of course I was referring to your writing as a form of art :-)
That's the interesting part of sharing our art at a blog site like this one. The interaction from others and having them share their thoughts on our creations, and what it means to them often leads us in new directions ourselves. Or sparks new ideas, or variations on old ones. It's all very interesting.
Wonderful! In this life as a young woman I was also an actual team cheerleader. I see her as accepting and accommodating the exquisite male energy of machinization much like downloading a new software on the computer that is your brain, your very DNA so to speak. The clever males knew that in doing thus, this giving, they were also accepting and accommodating, knowing there would be a time when the females would reciprocate as the world moved into a female energy that would compliment with a quieter, less contagion filled dynamic. She is saying, trust me it will work, as I have trusted you.
And, woe to the women who think to use this upcoming change as "payback time", a graceless and powerless desire. Thank you for sharing your work.
As ever, M
Thank you for adding such kind words to my art. Its almost like a post on its own!
Will be checking your blog again and hope to find some more interesting things from you in the future :-)
I feel happy to find your blog
Happy I found yours now :-)
And you are saying i have a talent... i could not do what you are doing in five years even if i wanted. great "Steem-punk" interpretation that is steeming!
well see, it goes both ways. You are brilliant in your field!
And of course, I thank you very much for your kind appreciation of my work.
Always my pleasure and thank you for sharing @reinhard-schmid :)
Beautiful. i am glad i found you ! :-)