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Submitted: April 15, 2008
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Date Picture Taken: Apr 15, 2008, 10:16:37 AM

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Broken Strings
Robert Tracy
Dry-brush Watercolor
17 x 12"
1989

Something my brother made for me. He made some 20 violins before his suicide in 1990. Hence, the title is somewhat personal.

I had uploaded this once before working from a scanned photo of this painting. Now I got access to my original and photographed it. This is much clearer and truer to color.
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Oh this is beautiful. Only a real craftsman could have painted this! Well Done!
What a beautiful violin your brother had made and such a lovely work you did:clap: Your mastery of watercolors dry brush is amazing :worship:
Wow! This is gorgeous! Your brother's work is amazing! I am just in awe of the realism you can achieve with watercolors.

For some reason, this reminds me especially of the violin I inherited when my uncle died. I don't want to take away from what this work means to you, but it touches me, too. Thanks for sharing your work.

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Wonderful! =)
I love watercolors... and you did one amazing work, friend...

Congratulations!

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"I wished to know the meaning of things. I am the meaning. I wished to find a warrant for being. I need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my being. I am the warrant and the sanction." (Ayn Rand)
very nice picture, very sad story behind...

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let´s have a look
... at my homepage or at my gallery
Sors salutis, et virtutis, michi nunc contraria, est affectus, et defectus, semper in angaria. Hac in hora, sine mora, corde pulsum tangite; quod per sortem, sternit fortem, mecum omnes plangite!

Fate opposes me, in vitality, and morality, forced ever onward, burdened, always in shackles. So this very moment, with out tarrying, pluck the quivering strings. Because Fate punishes the one who plays, all lament with me!

-Carmina Burana, 13th Century Benedictine Manuscript

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Most interesting comment. Thank you.

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"The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of." -- da Vinci

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Wolfgang,

Thank you very much. Yes, his wife divorced him for making violins that would sell for only $2000.00 every now and then. Told him to get a full time job. He loved that bitch to the end.

Robert

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Thank you very much Tina.

You might be interested in my latest blog entry at [link]

Your friend,

Robert

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Thank you very much. With dry-brush watercolor much can be done.

I'm happy my work touches you in so personal a way.

Robert

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