I just finished this painting this week, I'm so glad it went with the Illustration Friday theme since I haven't had time lately to do anything for it.
It's a painting of my violin made by my dad.
Violin making is his hobby. Our garage is full of so full of wood working saws, and tools that as far as I can remember we've never parked a car in it once. It's fun to go out and see him working away at violins and other projects. Every year he donates a violin to the Utah state folk and blue grass festival as the first prize in the fiddling contest. His brother, my uncle Ben donates a handmade bow for the second prize. He has a bow making hobby.
My Dad's other brothers have some other uh...different hobbies too, but I think besides telling you that they have included such things as emus, harmonicas, and many, many boats, I'll jut let you wonder about them.
Fabulous painting; I love the heavy, very visible brush strokes. Fascinating family!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful painting! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks you guys! I really enjoy painting with thick messy paint and thick brush strokes.
ReplyDeleteVery cool. Nice 'story' too. My Dad and brothers are gifted with making things from wood as well. I never really caught on. But every once and a while I'll see a shop here in town where furniture is made by hand and wish that I'd taken more time to learn the trade.
ReplyDeleteThe brush strokes are so free and beautiful. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteLovely painting! and your family sounds like a great bunch :)
ReplyDeleteThanks all. My family is great fun. Never a dull moment. Like most families I imagine.
ReplyDeleteWow, really wonderful illustration. Love your style.
ReplyDeleteVery nice painting!
ReplyDeleteGreat textural painting! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks katie, vicki and jrj!
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely Manelle, and a very interesting story about your dad and family.
ReplyDeleteI'm originally from Utah and my dad and brother are named Ben!
Beautiful. Really well done.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful painting!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful hobby your father have.
I remember the Cremona's artist making violins on the 700th century.
Bellissimo,
Cata
Hi, I`m Fernanda, from Brazil.
ReplyDeleteI love to see your paintings on "O Amigo - A Liahona". You`re very talented.
Congrats.
Mmmmm! Look at that thick, yummy paint! Love it!
ReplyDeletewow you have a lot of lovely illustrations here!
ReplyDeletebeautiful!! we pick the same theme :)
ReplyDeleteManelle,
ReplyDeleteIt's been a while since I've been to your blog,.. I hope you post again soon! Seeing what you have been working on is like bumping into you-- only I'm in MI now hundreds of mile away- :-(