Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Veni, Vidi, Vici

"Veni, Vidi, Vici", 14x11, oil on panel
Fresh off the easel and curing for the small works 2011 Holiday Show at Principle Gallery in Alexandria, VA. Here are a few details.



Reportedly uttered by Julius Caesar 47 BC as a comment on his short war with Pharnaces II of Pontus in the city of Zela. "I came, I saw, I conquered."

This painting is unapologetically campy and was much too fun to paint, although it was a challenge to paint the figure blurry enough when they are normally the focal point of my paintings.
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10 comments:

  1. Belita WilliamSeptember 22, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    Haha! It took me a while to see the bra! I like it! Great reflective light on robot! Wonder if he has fetish issues.......!

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  2. Terry StricklandSeptember 22, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    Thanks Belita, maybe SHE has fetish issues ;)

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  3. James RymanSeptember 23, 2011 at 3:19 AM

    So fun! It has two of my favourite things in it as well: Scantily clad girl and vintage sci-fi robot. Awesome:)

    (I really like the palette too)

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  4. Terry StricklandSeptember 23, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    Thank you James, I love the sci-fi stuff too. And how liberating for me when I discovered for myself that it was ok for "serious" art to be humorous.

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  5. Nicola TempleJuly 20, 2013 at 5:04 AM

    This is great - you've captured the blurred woman perfectly. This scene just makes me wish I had been in the room 30 seconds before to know more of the story! Ha ha! Fun!

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    1. Terry StricklandJuly 21, 2013 at 3:14 PM

      Haha. This is how I entertain myself, thinking these scenarios up during the long process of painting. Thank you. The blurred woman was the hardest part!

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  6. Fa' July 21, 2013 at 11:55 AM

    Awesome!!!

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  7. Tracy OnozJuly 26, 2013 at 10:13 AM

    Wow! Fun interpretation and gorgeous painting!

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  8. Terry StricklandJuly 26, 2013 at 12:42 PM

    Thank you Tracy! It was fun.

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