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Mark Keathley
Mountain
Music
Infinity Fine Art started publishing
the art of Mark Keathley in September of 2007. His first release,
Evening Prayers has been one of our best
selling images ever. October's release to be, Mountain Music,
is expected to also met with collector approval. We invite collectors to watch with us as
Mountain Music takes shape. Enjoy the image and also read some of the artist's notes
as it progresses.
Mark will be sending images of the
painting as it goes through various stages of completion. Watch with us
as Mark creates another masterpiece:
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I'm
starting the Smoky Mountain
painting. Just for fun, I'll
send it to you in stages. Here
it is after roughing in the
design and establishing some of
the color palette. I
stained (toned) the canvas
really warm and will try to do
something that overall
feels that warm. I'm very
excited about this piece.
-- Mark
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I think the idea
that I am getting from my family
here, (in Texas they are my best
art critics) about the cabin is
---I'm known more for my
landscapes.. landscapes that
speak more about going somewhere
that no one has been, exploring
the wild .....rather than the
"mark" that man makes
on a place. Without the cabin
the painting is much more
elegant with a universal appeal
..... with the cabin it seems
to be more "country" , yes,
maybe homey... but I've always
tried to be more of a museum
type artist than a country home
artist. that is our thought,
anyway. I had the cabin in...
then painted it out. I
appreciate your (the
publisher's) desire to put it
in, I know it is a "landmark"
type thing that might make
another "selling point" for
prints. But I want to make this
a notch above that "print" look
and do something a little more
classic -- unexpected maybe
-- Mark
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I'm
really loving this picture....
notice I took out the round -
red tree in the middle.... too
attention getting and
distracting.... added more mood
in the hills, some shadows on
the hills, ....
I think in the next stage (after
the one below) I will put a hint
of the roof line of Bud Ogle's
cabin hidden back in the trees
-- Mark
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I'm
in the slower stages of
developing the painting. Today
I am working in the center of
the picture to develop the
center of interest and trying to
make the lighting more
interesting. You can see the
beams of light as it filters
down thru the leaves and onto
the grass behind the bears. I
have taken a close up of the
center of the painting for you
to see better. This is so
much fun!
-- Mark
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I've
added a hint of the cabin with just
the roof showing through the
foliage. I will look at it and see
if this is the mood I want to set.
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I'm
close to finishing this piece.
It is one of those paintings
that I will set aside in the
studio and look at for a few
days. I may simplify an area,
soften another, redefine yet
another, all in an attempt to
bring it to the highest level of
viewing pleasure that might be
possible. It has a lot going
on in it, so I really want to
direct the eye to areas of
importance without causing
distraction in areas that are
not as important. For example,
after painting many leaves in
the foreground right side of the
painting, I blended most of them
out to soften it all, and then
came back with just a few
critical leaves to make it less
busy. It has a softer "out of
focus" feel to the fringes of
the painting, thereby keeping
your focus on the subject.
-- Mark
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I have finally finished it.
I only hope you enjoy it as much
as I have enjoyed creating it!
I have decided to title it
Mountain Music.
Click the image above for more
information about sizes, prices,
and edition sizes.
"Have you ever just listened to
the rain when you were relaxing
and noticed how soothed you
felt? Or, have you ever been
on a stream when the sun is just
coming up and only you and the
Lord have that special time
together? That is a time when
your heart is opened to the
silent sounds of God's voice
speaking to you. The music of
the mountains are like that.
You have to be quiet and listen
to the rustle of the leaves, the
chirping of the birds, and the
rushing mountain stream. These
are the sounds that echo to your
heart. I hope someday that you
will have the opportunity to
"hear" the solitude and God's
quietness in the
Mountain Music."
-- Mark Keathley
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