House of the Rising Sun
by Matt Konar
Title
House of the Rising Sun
Artist
Matt Konar
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
This is a scene from the verse of the song, "The House of the Rising Sun". The song was made popular during the 60's by the Animals - but originally it was a Church hymn - as evidenced by a close examination of the verses. This scene depicts the verse, "My father was a gambling man, down in New Orleans, and the only thing a gambler needs is a suitcase and a trunk, And the only time he is satisfied is when he is winning or he's drunk." The cards spread by his hand are Aces & Eights. Andromeda, the lady falling in the chains of bondage, represents many of us and also the Church. Perseus is seen, partly hidden by the smoke, the bright star in the severed head that he holds in Arabic is Al Ghoul "the demon" which he has slain. In the time they found out that shipping fertilizer in the holds of ships was disastrous because it would become explosive when it fermented by being in contact with the seepage water - they soon learned and labeled the crates Ship High In Transit but they only used the initials for the labeling ... their are a few more stories hidden in this painting .... I hope you enjoy.
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December 19th, 2013
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Comments (29)
Hazel Holland
Marvelous painting paired with the perfect message, Matt! L/F
Matt Konar replied:
Thank you Hazel ~ yes, this song can be greatly misunderstood until you look at the lyrics and history closely : )
Eva Kaufman
Very nice. so smart. Eva
Matt Konar replied:
Eva, Thank You, your Fanning Island School Girls is a really nice capture ... very viewer involving image.
Vicki Buckler
Great artwork!
Matt Konar replied:
Vicki, Thank you for your kind words, I like the images you post ... Apple Valley, quite high desert sounds like a wonderful place to live ...
Lena Wilhite
Great work! Liked!
Matt Konar replied:
Lena, Thank you for your kind words - since you live in Missouria you may have seen this steamboat ... I like your three lights ...
Michael Mazaika
Neat image and presentation, Matt. - Mike (V)
Matt Konar replied:
Thank you Mike ~ I really appreciate your bio and the images given to you ... to bad I have moved from Virgina - it would be nice to have a cup of coffee with you ...
Jawaharlal Layachi
Great art! V
Matt Konar replied:
Thank you Jawaharlal - I love what you say in your bio - you are accomplishing it too!
Robert Bales
What a beautiful presentation and congrats for being selected on the feature page!! v/f/t
Matt Konar replied:
Robert, you have a great bio and a wonderful life as a photographer and more - Thank you for the kind words ...
Rose-marie Karlsen
great
Matt Konar replied:
Thank You Rose-marie, when I need to contemplate serenity and nature I will visit your site...
Beverly Guilliams
Amazing Beauty....v
Matt Konar replied:
Beverly, the fellow in this painting needs to see your "I will restore..." Thank you for the kind words...
Georgia Mizuleva
Beautiful.
Matt Konar replied:
Georgia, Thank You - you have a wonderful way of isolating the extraordinary from the ordinary ...
Dawn Currie
Very nice!
Matt Konar replied:
Thank You Dawn, your watercolor like obscure border style in your latest photos is wonderful ... do you have any B-17 photos?
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