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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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~TheLostTargaryen Jan 22, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Wow, this is an amazing painting. And your story behind it is unbelievably sad... it's impossible not to view it after reading the description without feeling touched in some way. A definite addition to my faves :nod:
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*hank1 Jan 22, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
Thank you very much, Emma.
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~TheLostTargaryen Jan 22, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
You're most welcome :)
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~lremington May 18, 2012
Hi Hank1. This is a very powerful image. I wonder if you would allow me to use it on my website (with a credit and a Tweet), and possibly also incorporate it into a kindle book cover image (not sure about this one yet). Thanks, and keep up the great work.
Regards,
Laurel
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*hank1 May 18, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Don't know how to stop it. The image is here. Still, would like to see your website and how you would use it. As for a book, might be a copyright issue--I'll look into it.

Thanks for your comment.
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Mood: Sadness ~EarthDefect Aug 30, 2011
how horribly sad!
and after reading the description, beyond words.
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*hank1 Aug 31, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Yes. More to my brother than making violins as well as he did that. A very fine Romantic poet.
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~Gzreg Aug 29, 2011   Traditional Artist
Beautiful, love the shadows.
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*hank1 Aug 30, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Thank you very much, Greg.
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Mood: Amazed ~airehkah Jul 18, 2011
The realism of this painting is so breathtaking. It's just so ridiculously gorgeous. I really love the lighting and warm colors. I also find violins to be such lovely, graceful instruments, my best friend's grandfather makes them and it's so wonderful to just spend time looking at all of them. I'm very sorry to hear about your brother though, may he rest in peace. :heart:
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