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Artist // Traditional Art
- United States
- Deviant for 7 years
- He / Him
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My Bio
In the caves of Europe, ancient paintings have been found that depict the animals of that time. Many of those paintings include a “twisted perspective” in which the undersides of the feet are shown. In a single image, those artists of old accurately showed what the animals looked like and the tracks they would leave, producing the earliest nature guides.
In a similar abstract style, my prehistoric style art depicts current North American animals with their feet twisted upward to show their tracks. (see also my YouTube channel video youtu.be/I16PPjydSOE)
I also include some realistic full-size tracks, based on my plaster casts from the actual local animals here in southern California. I had the pleasure of being an instructor and counselor for the Boy Scout Tracking merit badge.
These works are original acrylic paintings that I designed and hand painted on either a 9 inch by 12 inch or a 12 inch by 24 inch ceramic tile. The design is based on my many years of studying our native animals and their tracks. Since I am partially colorblind, the limited colors used in cave paintings works well with my own color limitations.
Like the handprints found in European caves, I sign these artworks with my “handprint,” which includes my initials RCM.
In a similar abstract style, my prehistoric style art depicts current North American animals with their feet twisted upward to show their tracks. (see also my YouTube channel video youtu.be/I16PPjydSOE)
I also include some realistic full-size tracks, based on my plaster casts from the actual local animals here in southern California. I had the pleasure of being an instructor and counselor for the Boy Scout Tracking merit badge.
These works are original acrylic paintings that I designed and hand painted on either a 9 inch by 12 inch or a 12 inch by 24 inch ceramic tile. The design is based on my many years of studying our native animals and their tracks. Since I am partially colorblind, the limited colors used in cave paintings works well with my own color limitations.
Like the handprints found in European caves, I sign these artworks with my “handprint,” which includes my initials RCM.
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Nature
Installation at Local Library
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Prints of my Prehistoric Style Art (obtained from DeviantArt) have been mounted on the walls of the local public library: Library of the Canyons, 7531 East Santiago Canyon Road, Silverado, CA 92676. I applied the corresponding animal tracks (based on my plaster castings) to the library walls leading to each print, plus some tracks coming into the main entrance. Visitors learn more about our wonderful canyon wildlife as they follow the tracks to their makers. I posted a video on my YouTube channel of the October 7, 2017, public event introducing this installation [link]. The LA Times Daily Pilot also ran an article and photos: http://www.la
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Letterboxing stamp
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Paul Kaufman of Arizona (Deviant sonorantree) has created a really nice two-color "letterboxing" stamp based on my Prehistoric Style Art and with my permission. Like geocaching, letterboxing (see https://www.atlasquest.com/) plants boxes that are found through clues and then the stamps within the found boxes are collected. I would normally include an image here of the stamp he created, but I don't want spoil the fun of finding the box to learn which animal is depicted. Here is the link to the box: https://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.php?boxId=301343
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Installation at Local Library
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Prints of my Prehistoric Style Art (obtained from DeviantArt) have been mounted on the walls of the local public library: Library of the Canyons, 7531 East Santiago Canyon Road, Silverado, CA 92676. I applied the corresponding animal tracks (based on my plaster castings) to the library walls leading to each print, plus some tracks coming into the main entrance. Visitors learn more about our wonderful canyon wildlife as they follow the tracks to their makers. I posted a video on my YouTube channel of the October 7, 2017, public event introducing this installation [link]. The LA Times Daily Pilot also ran an article and photos: http://www.la
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