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by Matt Konar
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This painting is from the opening scene of a story that my daughter wrote while she was in the 7th or 8th grade. The title of the story was The... more
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This painting is from the opening scene of a story that my daughter wrote while she was in the 7th or 8th grade. The title of the story was "The Knocker". I added the constellation Libra to the sky to indicate judgment. A judgment can be either good or bad ~ in this case I believe the knocker is bringing good news. I intend to do a series of paintings of this home with the stars and constellations changing with the seasons and times of the year. If you are well acquainted with astronomy you might find something unusual about this night sky.
Konar's work is both light and dark in subject, approaching at every turn both the whimsical and the mischievous. He uses the canvas as a stage to capture moments of love and heroism, as well as times of human folly. His characters come from real life, from songs, from poems and from stories. All the stories take place under a starry sky with the drama of the constellations. Unexpected details are presented through the book on a shelf, the image in a mirror, the wallpaper pattern, an individual leaf, and many other visual gestures waiting to be unlocked by the viewer. His technique of using glaze upon glaze creates colors that are deep, rich and vibrant. There is a profound sense of mystery, nuance, symbolism and timelessness in the...
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Pennie McCracken
This is a beautiful painting Matt and I love the story behind its inspiration. I see the scales for Libra in the sky and is that a crab for cancer too? The lighting is perfect and creates wonderful ambience and the era of the coach and horse just adds that extra magic. l.f.twt
Matt Konar replied:
Penny, thank you for the kind words ~ that is actually a scorpion ~ Scorpio in the upper left . . Virgo is in the upper right ~ where some of us believe is where the story really begins : )
Henryk Gorecki
Fantastic scene,perfect color,light and shadows and beautiful night sky with Weights and Scorpion.Excellent painting,Matt!-L,F
Roberta Byram
Stunning!
Hazel Holland
A stunning night sky is always a wonderful backdrop to every one of your amazing paintings, Matt! L/f
Matt Konar replied:
Hazel, Thank you for your kind words ~ Zorro : )
Rjf at beautifullart RJ Friedenthal
Beautiful Work!! I love it! All the very best to you "RjF'.xx.
Matt Konar replied:
Thank you for the kind words RjF : )
Gun Legler
Fantastic work!
Matt Konar replied:
Thank You Gun ~ I love the story, the mystery and the drama in your work ... wonderful ...
Wayne Moran
What an outstanding piece of work.
Matt Konar replied:
Wayne ~ the best thing I like about your comments is they motivate me to go back to your site and view all the wow images ... Thanks !
Petko Pemaro
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Petko Pemaro
F&V!
Petko Pemaro
wonderful!
Laurie Search
Ahh, absolutely wonderful and so beautiful, dear Matt!! :)))fv
Matt Konar replied:
Thank you Laurie ~ this is actually the smallest oil I have done so far ...