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Study for the Source

2010/07/04

This drawing is small and was conceived originally as a sort of Arcadian Shepherds idea, then thought of as potential for Orpheus and Eurydice. I have painted two canvases after this theme, done on a vertical format, titled “The Source.” The source of water is literally the source of life, and from the eternal spring comes love, renewal, life and hope.

Arcadian Shepherds, charcoal drawing by Peter Dickison, copyright 2010.

Arcadian Shapherds, charcoal, 2010.

Cliff Group

2008/12/01

Drawings, Figure, Landscapes

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Cliff figure group charcoal drawing by Petr Dickison, copyright 2009.

Cliff Group, charcoal, 2009.

This is a charcoal drawing for a motif of which I am currently painting on a large size canvas. The figures clamber on rocks and stand below, with a central opening to distance. The large oil is titled “et in Arcadia Ego.”

I have very mixed emotions about this; if it conveys a troubled feeling, it hits the mark.