Flowers (an experiment)

[FrankEV]

This project had two goals.

First it was an experiment in presentation.  The 10” x 16” cut panel is 1/8” BB Ply painted flat black after cutting.  The backer is a 12” x 17” 1/4” BB Ply that was left natural except for the colored pattern that was hand painted with Acrylic Craft Paints.  The glued up panel was further finished with multiple coats of Clear Gloss Spray Lacquer.

The oversized backer creates a matted effect when placed in the Frame.  The custom frame is made from Red Oak that was enhanced with Minwax Red Oak stain and finished with multiple coats of Wipe-On-Poly.

This rather simple pattern was a free decal stencil that was found online that I converted to a scroll saw Pattern in Inkscape.    I cut the panel in less than two hours with a Pegas #1 MGT R blade.  

Second, in addition to the presentation experiment my intention was to provide the members a simple pattern for those who might be interested in attempting to make a colored fretwork piece.  A very inexpensive set with a variety of color Acrylic Craft Paints and a few cheap artist brushes will get you started.   I know we have some budding artist, often the Scroller’s spouse, out there who has already added color to some pieces.  For those, this would be a piece of cake.   I’ll be uploading both the pattern and the original color version to the Pattern Library for those who may wish to give it a try.   Just a little hint for those who haven’t done any painting like this is: You start with light tints and build up in layers to the finished darker tints letting each layer to dry completely before adding the next layer.   This makes shading effects easier to accomplish.

And JFYI, I don’t pretend to be an expert or even an artist as I’m actually just experimenting, practicing and learning myself.

 

Here is the original artwork:

[Frank Pellow]

I like what you have done here and will give it a try.  Thanks!

[spirithorse]

Beautiful, Frank!
You may not consider yourself and artist but, I think this project could definitely be call art!
Great job! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

[FrankEV]

4 minutes ago, spirithorse said:

You may not consider yourself and artist...

I don't consider myself an artist because I have to rely on others to "CREATE" the art.  My whole working career involved drawing (drafting actualy) but always needed a straightedge and compass.  I can't draw freehand, in any form, for a lick. 

I'm quite decent at doing the mechanical work such as doing the cutting, or making frames, etc. and, I'm even learning to work a little in Inkscape to modify others work when needed.  The painting I'm experimenting with is more like "Painting by Numbers" as all I do is fill in the blanks.  Learning to mix colors is more logic than art. 

I'm very greatful that my scroll work is often touted as being nice and sometimes the end result considered "art", so I do not consider mysel an Artist but rather I do consider myself a fairly skilled, but still learning, "craftsman".

Thanks

  

    

[daveww1]

very nice job

[Frank Pellow]

18 hours ago, FrankEV said:

I don't consider myself an artist because I have to rely on others to "CREATE" the art.  My whole working career involved drawing (drafting actualy) but always needed a straightedge and compass.  I can't draw freehand, in any form, for a lick. 

I'm quite decent at doing the mechanical work such as doing the cutting, or making frames, etc. and, I'm even learning to work a little in Inkscape to modify others work when needed.  The painting I'm experimenting with is more like "Painting by Numbers" as all I do is fill in the blanks.  Learning to mix colors is more logic than art. 

I'm very greatful that my scroll work is often touted as being nice and sometimes the end result considered "art", so I do not consider mysel an Artist but rather I do consider myself a fairly skilled, but still learning, "craftsman".

Thanks

  

    

Well put Frank.  I could say very much the same for myself.

[wombatie]

Beautiful.  Love what you did.

Marg

[preprius]

Is the difference between artist and craftsman the ability to draw freehand?  

I have been paid to do drafting with templates and writing tools that scale lettering.  Iso drawing also require a 3d thinking.  Some of my sketches was just as good as iso drawings.  The artists were using air brushes and creating marketing pictures. 

Is artistry learning and trying new things? New ideas to the industry or just new to the individual might generate the term artist or innovator.

Is artists just doing non-traditional crafts?

These might be good discussion questions.

Les, to me your flowers have many aspects of artistry. Abstract outlines of flowers, layers of wood and layers of paint.  A interesting method of creating a border. The craftsmenship of scrolling allowed you to envision and try this experiment. 

I applaud you for being innovative, artsy and crafty. 

 

Me.

Mark

 

[FrankEV]

7 hours ago, preprius said:

Is the difference between artist and craftsman the ability to draw freehand? .... 

 

 

NOPE!  And BTW, I'm Frank, not Les!

IMHO, an Artist has the ability to CREATE the Art in the first place in whatever form.  A Craftsman can mechanicaly COPY, PRODUCE and/or INTERPRET that Art in other mediums.  If it is duplicaed in the same medium, and an exact copy, it is called forgery.  

As an example, an Artist paints a wonderful painting.  A craftsman can make a beautiful lithograph of that painting.  Both result in Art but the Craftsman is not the Artist.

Let me say that these are only MY definitions and my belief what the difference between the two is. 

PS:  I guess my ability to draw (as in drafting) could be loosely mean I could be considered an Artist as what I created was an original product.  However, even then my work was not a creative endevor as my drafting skills was just replicating physical objects and interpretations of various data inputs on paper.  Much like how Inkscape can, using the Trace Bitmap command can reproduce a photo file, computers do many othe drafting work today.  I don't consider a computer an Artist.   

Edited January 8, 2021 by FrankEV

[preprius]

Wow. sorry for the mis naming.

I do not know how I did that. 

Me.

Mark

 

Edited January 9, 2021 by preprius

[amazingkevin]

This is a gotta have in anybody's book!!!