This picture was painted by one of my co-workers husband. His name is Rik Freeman and he is currently creating a line called the Chittlin Circuit. This picture is called "Fife, Fiddle 'n Drum" (2004) Oil on canvass. It offers variety, unity, emphasis and subordination. I was so amazed that this local artist was able to articulate his characters so human like. These men look like the average father, brother, uncle, cousin, and grandfather sitting in the country, just passing time with their music. If you look closely you can see the figure in the tree that I thought was not intentionally placed there. Freeman tells a story with all of his paintings while creating a part of history by sharing this story with viewers.
2 comments:
I love this work. I could just barely make out the figure - I think in the bottom right?
It is probablly a woodland pixie.
Hi Professor,
I spole with my coworker this morning and she said he (Rik) did not intend to put it there. I thought it looked like the (moon)? It's yellow and shaped just like the moon with a face?- William
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