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January 19, 2007
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Oils on Canvas
24 x 18"
1987

From a review:

Another favorite of mine, “Approaching Storm” sits at the other end of the spectrum. The drama is intense. However, it is not the drama of color contrasts, but of menace. There is only one color - ominous blue. The white clouds in the center set off the dark clouds that surround them and the myriad of even darker birds whose restless swirling dominates the sky. Two birds, perched on a thick wire, provide a stark contrast while anchoring the scene in a world of normalcy. Yet that anchor has no base: Neither end of the wire is in sight and the wire seems suspended in space like the eye of a hurricane.

Art Review

The Art of Robert Tracy - An Appreciation.

by Robert Knapp, Ph.D.

© 2000 Robert Knapp. All Rights Reserved

I had in mind while painting this, Leonard Peikoff's book "Ominous Parallels", The End of Freedom in America. [link]
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Mood: Amazed ~hasansgrafix Apr 28, 2008  Professional Interface Designer
Amazing work..loved the tones and highlights..Fantastic job done Sir..God bless ya..Cheers:)
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*hank1 Apr 28, 2008  Professional Traditional Artist
Thank you for the kind words, Hasan.

Robert
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~cocoa-forget-me-not Apr 27, 2008
The atmosphere in this is stunning.
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*hank1 Apr 27, 2008  Professional Traditional Artist
Zoe,

Thank you very much,

Robert
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Mood: Love *TriciaS Apr 27, 2008
I nearly missed this beautiful painting!..........so atmospheric and so exquisite!
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*hank1 Apr 27, 2008  Professional Traditional Artist
Pat,

Thank you. Glad you caught it.

Robert
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~WishComeTrue Apr 27, 2008
I really like the whole feel of this painting. And it kind of makes me think of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds....
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*hank1 Apr 27, 2008  Professional Traditional Artist
Thank you. You know, I've heard that one time before.
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~WishComeTrue Apr 27, 2008
You're welcome.=) When I saw it, that movie is the first thing that came to mind.
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~lightsofreason Apr 27, 2008
Wonderful! Beautiful, simple, introspective, reflexive. I really like the atmosphere in this work, friend.

=)
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