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GOLEM: MAJOR OPUS

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Opus: A musical term for a separate composition or set of compositions by a particular composer, usually ordered by date of publication, or any …

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GOLEM: ETUDES

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ETUDE: A musical term for a short musical composition, typically for one instrument, designed as an exercise to improve the technique or demonstrate …

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Level 1: Capriccio Drawing

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  Were you inspired by my Capriccio Drawings, but want something that tells your own epic story? Let's talk about your idea and set your dream …

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Drummer boy here and his little sister are about t Drummer boy here and his little sister are about to make me loose my 😬. They've been arguing with me all morning!

Blue sky reflections from above, divine yellow light from below, and both with complimentary local color...

Gaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

#wip #workinprogress #oilpainting #paintinginprogress #papergolem #papertoy #danceoflife #drumcircle #dance #art
The recent California storms tore off the tracking The recent California storms tore off the tracking arm and punched a nice big hole through my solar panels. 

We fared better than many, but it was still a "blast" replacing a large glass sale, which of course was at the very top of a tall array.

Thankfully things are back in order and we're drawing energy from the skies again!

#offthegrid #offthegridliving #permaculture #greenliving #anthropocene #solarenergy #solarpanels #environmentalart
THE GREAT PAPER DRAGON. Still on the list as my f THE GREAT PAPER DRAGON.

Still on the list as my favorite. And with the recent winter weather all the more poignant.  Humans can carve up the landscape with maps and fences, and even fight over borders of possession and politics…

But nature, and by extension all of creation, sniffs at our quaint little fences. The clouds will move as they will, the rain will fall as it wills, and the trees grass and flowers will mate, reproduce, grow and pass and be reborn in their cycles despite us. 

The image is available as a print at:
https://guy-kinnear.pixels.com/featured/great-paper-dragon-guy-kinnear.html

#offthegrid #offthegridliving #environmentart #anthropocene #creation #nature #cosmos #greenliving #permaculture #painting #art #surrealism #imaginativerealism #chinesedragon #landscapepainting #postcontemporaryart #visionaryart #dragon
Progress! #workinprogress #paintinginprogress #wi Progress!

#workinprogress #paintinginprogress #wip #painting #postcontemporaryart #figurativeart #dance #danceoflife #agape #mystic #mysticism #imaginativerealism #art #surrealism #humanbody #humanfigure #figurepainting #papertoy #papergolem
Some figure studies, just priming the pump after t Some figure studies, just priming the pump after the holiday break before diving into some more serious activities.

Thanks to @sanparrafit for being awesome, and sharing his amazing yoga poses with the world!

#figuresketch #figuredrawing #figurestudy #yogapose #humanfigure #humanbody
So I am learning the ways of Procreate, and making So I am learning the ways of Procreate, and making some new designs for my print shop while I am at it…
 
BUT…
 
My creative team and I got into a heated debate on the best color for the background on this one.

So I thought I would put it up for up for public vote. Which background do you all like the best? Please put your votes in the comments below:

#vote #expressiveart #surrealistart #mysticart #mystic #christianmysticism #meditation #prayer #refinersfire #figurativeart #humanfigure #visionaryart #illustration #digitalillustration #printdesign
It is always a joy to see a work of art find a hom It is always a joy to see a work of art find a home! Cheers!

one and only @guy_kinnear original for the one and only original.
Reposted from @stewredwine

#artist #art #painting #creativelife #artistlife #magicrealism #imaginativerealism #expressiveart
The shape of things to come!! Detail shot of a w The shape of things to come!! 

Detail shot of a work in progress.

😁I'm happy😁
I produce way too many drawings to be selfish abou I produce way too many drawings to be selfish about them. So I've got plenty of drawings to share with art lovers, and friends of art lovers, especially if you're on a budget.

Click the link in the bio to see my shop of original drawings!
Work in progress. It was a longer color block-in t Work in progress. It was a longer color block-in than usual. But I enjoyed every minute of it. Only just started in the pieces of feast of color and movement. Once this layer dries I canI start fine-tuning the light.

Ooooo! I CANT WAIT! I am so jazzed on this piece!

#wip #paintinginprogress #oilpainting #dance #danceoflife #colorblockin #agape #agapefest #drumcircle #angel #mystic #christianmysticism #offthegridliving #environmentalart #paprtdoll #papertoy #surrealistart #magicrealism #artist
Ummm.... I really don't know what just happened h Ummm....

I really don't know what just happened here.

But I think this is important.

Work in progress.

I sketch out my compositions pretty thoroughly before I take them to paint. Though I always leave space for discovery and revelation. As I was sketching this composition out it seemed to demand more revelatory space than usual.

I think I'm seeing why.

#wip #workinprogress #oilpainting #blockingin #visionaryart #mystic #artist #christianmysticism #expressiveart #discovery #vision
December Moon Dog Passing through my fingers But December Moon Dog

Passing through my fingers

But generous enough to play a moment

#moon #moondog #moonrainbow
#passingmoment #eternityintime
My latest inspirational painting, THE SECOND VOYAG My latest inspirational painting, THE SECOND VOYAGE OF ICARUS, is now available as a print through my online store.

You can choose between small posters, framed prints, or canvas prints with a range of prices to fit your budget.

Check it out! Link in the bio, new images are available weekly

#inspirationalart #visionaryart #oilpainting #painting #environmentalart #figurativepainting #surrealistart #postcontemporaryart #magicrealism #artprints #expressiveart #artforsale
This pretty much sums up the week... A set of Wo This  pretty much sums up the week...

A set of World War 1 explosions in oil...

Nuff' said.

#oilpainting #oilstudy #exlposions #landscapepainting #balistics #nuffsaid
It BEGINS! I have been so eager to start on this It BEGINS!

I have been so eager to start on this composition. For that last year it has sat quietly in the back of my mind. This one will be a bit scary to me. A little risky. But mostly because it will be out of character. I think this piece will be unapologetically joyful, celebratory, worshipful. I will be a chaotic tempest to celebration. It's harmonies have resisted me in the sketches. But mostly I think because it is totally me it will be found in the paint itself.

So now it is time to take a hand, and dance with these others in a circle of life.

#wip #workinprogress #life #joy #love #family #celebration #circleoflife #agape #worship #angelofyhwh #dance #contemporarydance #painting #magicrealism #community
https://www.guykinnear.com/shops/ Its the holiday https://www.guykinnear.com/shops/

Its the holiday season and we're all looking for a little something to give someone. 

We'll talk whether you're looking for a simple gift, or an archival, legacy work of art, my shops are open!

#holidayshopping #artforlovers
#artforsale #magicrealism #art #inspirationalart #environmentalart
#offthegrid #artfortheenvironment #paintings #drawings #prints #gifts
Come join us this Friday night at art after dark i Come join us this Friday night at art after dark in San Luis Obispo! It's going to be a grand evening of beautiful art, music, and wonderful people!

@drewdavisfineart
@davidlimrite
@hollybeals
@jasontowne
@gnosart
@adri.ana.lemus.ceramics

#artafterdarkslo #artexhibit #art #artforsale #holidayshopping
THE SECOND VOYAGE OF ICARUS is off the easel at la THE SECOND VOYAGE OF ICARUS is off the easel at last! And just in time to make his debut appearance at the ASSEMBLAGE pop-up show on November 4th. If you're in San Luis come by and congratulate him on his success.

It's an ICARUS based off of a clay golem I made last year. I am imagining this as his second attempt. More resilient, and in the end more successful. He has finally reached the Sun!

And the sky has shattered open to greet him.

#oilpainting #painting #environmentalart #figurativepainting #surrealistart #postcontemporaryart #magicrealism #visionaryart #expressiveart #humanfigure #classicalnude #figurativeart  #humanbody #artistmodel #artisticnude #icarus #golem #endurance #resilience #nevergiveup
So after the official trial run with the SLOMA per So after the official trial run with the SLOMA performers, the PROTOTYPE GOLEM was given a STRESS TEST out on the dance floor. Studies found it maintained in 95% integrity! 

The model now moves on to its performance stage, to be ready on time for the April event! Thank you SLO Movement Arts @slomovementarts & Maartje  @slomacmama for this grand collaboration opportunity!

#stresstest #golem #papersculpture #puppetry ##lifesizedpuppetry #contemporarydance #slomovementartscenter #sculpture #dancingwiththewind
The prototype golem thus far! Fully mobile to resp The prototype golem thus far! Fully mobile to respond to a dancer/puppeteer's movements. 

FYI: This golem is but a prototype for something far grander! But it will be getting a trial performance tomorrow afternoon at SLO Movement Arts fundraiser event @slomovementarts. Get the details at their page!

#puppetry #lifesizedpuppetry #contemporarydance #conceptsculpture #papergolem #golem #sculpture #dance #creativelife
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guy kinnear makes Neapolitan Baroque miracles of artifice, hanging on the cliff’s edge of the enlightenment. Synthetic creatures trying clumsily to reconnect to Heaven and Earth, imbibing in the saccharine and sentimental along the way.

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guy kinnear is a collaborative figurative artist and synthetic human learning to live off-the-grid in a lovely place where even GPS gets lost.

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