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Tour Dates

Spring Art Walk

Annual Spring Art Walk

Friday, March 23rd

5pm-8pm

Come out to downtown Newnan, GA and enjoy a night of strolling art galleries.

Refreshments served.

Fine Lines Art and Framing's featured artist is

SETH FITTS

From Three to Five

From three to five is four... or eight.

Occasionally I give clues to some of the meaning in my work. The clues below are not strictly representative to the work but give an idea as to what the symbols in the work could mean. I urge the viewer to come up with their own meaning and symbolism of the piece.

Three Multiplicity; growth; The "power of three" is universal and is the tripartite nature of the world as heaven, earth, and waters; it is man as body, soul, and spirit; birth, life and death; beginning, middle, and end; past, present and future. Three is a 'heavenly' number representing the soul as four is the body.

Four From four the first solid figure is produced; it is the spatial scheme or order of manifestation; it is wholeness; totality; completion; the body; the Earth. There are four cardinal points, seasons, winds, sides of the square, elements (west).

Five The human microcosm; the number of man; five is a circular number as it produces itself in its last digit when raised to its powers, thus it shares symbolism and meaning of the circle.

Eight Regeneration; resurrection; renewal; felicity; perfect rhythm; Eight (8) can also be representative of the lemniscate meaning infinity.

Bird Transcendence; the soul; a spirit; spirits of the dead.

The above mentioned meanings of symbols comes from research done by me and from J. C. COOPER'S AN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TRADITIONAL SYMBOLS, copyright 1978 Thames and Hudson Ltd, London.

Just an Update

Some of you may have read this

Hello all! I just thought I would give and update on what is going on here at the studio.

Okay, during most of 2011 I've been busy illustrating for a few children's books one of which is an alphabet book featuring birds (the other books have had no interest from editors). The writer of the ABC book has sent dummy books out to editors and so far no nibbles but three rejections. At least we are hearing back from them. The first time I sent out packets I never heard back from anyone.

I have also started a large commission from New Acropolis. This means you will be seeing a lot less personal work from me being posted.

In addition to the New Acropolis work, I will be working on another book cover. The subject matter of this book, simply stated, is of Kierkegaard philosophy.

I have recently completed another sketchbook for the Sketchbook Project. This is a fun project and I enjoy seeing what other artists have come up with their chosen themes.

Another project I am involved with is Howl for UWG(University of West Georgia). This is similar to the Cows on Parade project. Wolf statues will be painted by selected regional artists and then placed around the school campus and the town.

I am also working on a couple of personal commissions (one of which I am being paid with a supply of farm fresh eggs!) and am building a support to mount a pair of works on paper that was recently sold.

We've recently had an addition to extended family as well. My sister gave birth to my nephew Hawkins Gideon Pierce. We are all excited to have another person to corrupt!

So things are busy. I hope I haven't left anything out. Okay! Back to work!!!!!

Ho Ho Ho! I hope all have a Happy Christmas!!!

Busy Times

I have been working hard making Christmas ornaments (I made 50 of them using playing cards) and medium to small sized works for a couple holiday shows, one which we just attended this weekend (great turn out by the way!).

I have also been working on illustrations for a couple of children's books written by a local writer. I have just finished the images for one of the books, an ABC book featuring birds, and the dummy books, similar to a maquette for sculpture, has been sent to a handful of editors... fingers are crossed!

Now I'm thinking of taking a few days off from studio work to focus on work needing to be done around the house (leaves to rake! grass to cut!).

I hope all have a great Thanksgiving!

Doorway Warden

Hello! I thought to take some photos of the process of making Doorway Warden.

Hopefully I will think of a way to set up a camera, that's not in the way, and make a short film of the process of a future piece.

First I found an image in a magazine I liked. Instead of just cutting out the model, I envisioned her standing and so cut her out accordingly.

(I am working on illustration board)

After the clipping is glued and dried I applied Golden matte medium, let it dry, and started applying shadow to develop a light source.

I then start applying dark values blocking out the print from the magazine clipping.

After the dark values dry I start applying some light values.

A few glazes of color are applied to the highlights I applied on the dress.

Keep in mind I only envisioned her standing. From here I let intuition take over.

I painted out the pattern of the dress and added my own. I also decided the hair needed to be longer and drew in the hair adding highlights to give some form.

More highlights, adding the left arm and applying a glaze over the entire image to tie in what I have done so far. The skin of the model had become darker from the drawing and glazes of paint so I added white to lighten.

At this stage I draw in the arched doorway and other details (relying on intuition).

I again add highlights where I see fit.

I add glazes of color.

I also add my name and tone it down with glazes of color.

I continue applying glazes of color until I get to a point I like.