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Atane Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: June 2007 Posted: Oct. 28 2007, 04:16 Hello there, Hope I didn't post this topic in the wrong forum... My wife, who hadn't paint anything for ages (several years, actually), agreed to make a painted reproduction of Tubular Bells's cover for me Here are the different stages of her work: Back to top

Atane Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: June 2007 Posted: Oct. 28 2007, 04:16 What do you think of it? Kind regards from Paris! Atane. Back to top

Matt Group: Admins Posts: 1186 Joined: Nov. 2002 Posted: Oct. 28 2007, 04:56 Hey that looks great! Must be  fantastic having that on your living room wall. Well done... -------------- "I say I say I say I say, what's got three bottles and five eyes and no legs and two wheels" Back to top

bee Group: Members Posts: 1227 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: Oct. 28 2007, 05:05 Wow! They're wonderful! Simply wonderfiul. I hope you have the painting hanging somewhere special to be enjoyed. Love the sea, it's fantastic. And I really liked the fact you'd photographed the stages of development of the painting, nice idea. She is very talented and I hope this inspires her to do more, Mike related or not. Thanks so much for sharing them here. Wonderful! bee -------------- ....second to the right and straight on till morning.... You heard me before Yet you hear me again Then I die Till I call me again Back to top

Moz Group: Musicians Posts: 600 Joined: July 2005 Posted: Oct. 28 2007, 05:14 I think it's excellent!  Great work, and thanks for sharing!   -------------- Twitter: @benbarden Back to top

yanouch65 Group: Members Posts: 680 Joined: Feb. 2006 Posted: Oct. 28 2007, 09:03 Pas mal du tout! -------------- Ray said : "it is a shame you don't play" manintherain said: "You´d better ask Mr. Y who was first" yanouch65 says: "I am in love with Scotland" Back to top

Alan D Group: Members Posts: 3670 Joined: Aug. 2004 Posted: Oct. 28 2007, 12:47 That's a fine thing! And really interesting to see it take shape, gradually. Congratulations to your wife (aren't you lucky?! ), and thanks for showing us. Back to top

jonnyw Group: Members Posts: 522 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: Oct. 28 2007, 18:22 Ahh!!! Bien!!! C'est incroyable!!! Absolutely amazing!! well done!! -------------- Grand piano. Reed and pipe organ. Glockenspeil. Bass guitar. Vocal chords. Two slightly sampled electric guitars. The venitian effect. Digital sound processor. And Tubular bells. Solo music - http://-terrapin-.bebo.com Band music - http://www.rsimusic.com Back to top

Tubularman Group: Awaiting Authorisation Posts: 2304 Joined: June 2004 Posted: Oct. 28 2007, 21:23 wow, amazing work. Nice to see how the whole things was done. Looks proffesional! I work with art too Always nice to see others works!! -------------- Mike Oldfield M i x e s https://soundcloud.com/tubularman Back to top

Sweetpea Group: Members Posts: 1476 Joined: April 2007 Posted: Oct. 29 2007, 15:57 It's really beautiful, and it's great to see the progression of the piece. My favorite shot is the one where the canvas is upside down. -------------- "I'm no physicist, but technically couldn't Mike both be with the horse and be flying through space at the same time? (On account of the earth's orbit around the Sun and all that). So it seems he never had to make the choice after all. I bet he's kicking himself now." - clotty Back to top

The Big BellEnd Group: Members Posts: 971 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: Oct. 29 2007, 16:23 I thought that my wife was an artist, this goes way back to when she was my girlfriend. It was on a winter's evening sometime in the late november of the year when it get's dark in England very early, any way she asked me over to her house for the first time. It was a clear brisk evening so  I decided to walk and as I got closer to her house I noticed clearly even at a distance that her curtain's were drawn, but thank goodness as I neared her front door I could see the rest of the house was real. Atane, your wife's painting is absolutely fantastic. -------------- I, ON THE OTHER HAND. AM A VICTIM OF YOUR CARNIVOUROUS LUNAR ACTIVITY. Back to top

bee Group: Members Posts: 1227 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: Oct. 29 2007, 17:21 You are absolutely priceless BBE   It took me several reads through before I understood! Drawing curtains!!! And yes, Sweetpea, I too liked that upside down image, isn't that strange? Perhaps it's because it's such a strong image that we identify, it is so clearly defined. -------------- ....second to the right and straight on till morning.... You heard me before Yet you hear me again Then I die Till I call me again Back to top

Sweetpea Group: Members Posts: 1476 Joined: April 2007 Posted: Oct. 30 2007, 01:42 Quote (bee @ Oct. 29 2007, 17:21) You are absolutely priceless BBE   It took me several reads through before I understood! Drawing curtains!!! And yes, Sweetpea, I too liked that upside down image, isn't that strange? Perhaps it's because it's such a strong image that we identify, it is so clearly defined. Yes, seeing this familiar image from a different angle is a little startling, but the moment of recognition feels unusually satisfying. Or, it may be that I like how it shows the artist doing whatever it takes to make her piece just right. Then again, maybe there is some sort of psychological symbolism at play - an upside down TB keeps all that tubular goodness (tubularity?) inside rather than letting it run out like one which is rightside up? Oh, and thanks, bee, for the explanation to Big BellEnd's joke - much appreciated.   -------------- "I'm no physicist, but technically couldn't Mike both be with the horse and be flying through space at the same time? (On account of the earth's orbit around the Sun and all that). So it seems he never had to make the choice after all. I bet he's kicking himself now." - clotty Back to top

ImAFoolAndImLaughing Group: Members Posts: 536 Joined: Feb. 2006 Posted: Oct. 30 2007, 03:44 Atane - that is absolutely wonderful! Are you going to have some prints made so you can sell them to us? -------------- "I was in this prematurely air conditioned supermarket and there were these bathing caps you could buy that had these kind of Fourth of July plumes on them that were red and yellow and blue and I wasn't tempted to buy one but I was reminded of the fact that I had been avoiding the beach." Back to top

Atane Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: June 2007 Posted: Oct. 30 2007, 15:40 Hello everyone! A few words to explain a few things about this painting... First, to answer the first question, it took between 1 day and a half and 2 days to Karin (my wife) to paint this.   She did it as a present for me as I am an Oldfield fan, while she is not (yet?)    This explains why, at first, she was not very keen on hanging this painting on the wall...but as she read all of your commentaries, I more and more think she might change her mind!!   She enjoyed painting this so much that she is considering going on painting. She doesn't know what for the moment. Maybe 'Mispaced Childhood's cover as we both are Marillion fans, or maybe 'In the court with the Crimson King', or 'Rock Bottom'...I don't know. I've received many incredible offers to sell this painting on ebay... I must be clear about this once and for all, this is a present for me!!  Sorry to disappoint you.   Anyway, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone of you for all the kind messages you've sent to her. I'll keep you informed, should she decide to paint each and every other M.O cover...to then open a Gallery...who knows??   Best regards from Paris! Atane (and Karin). Back to top

moonchildhippy Group: Members Posts: 1807 Joined: Dec. 2004 Posted: Oct. 30 2007, 18:16 Quote (The Big BellEnd @ Oct. 29 2007, 20:23) ..........and as I got closer to her house I noticed clearly even at a distance that her curtain's were drawn, but thank goodness as I neared her front door I could see the rest of the house was real. Atane, your wife's painting is absolutely fantastic. Groan Your wife's painting is fantastic Atane. I know where to come if I wish to commission some artwork  .  I'd love to see some more of her artwork. Regarding King Crimson's In The Court Of The Crimson King, fantastic album and artwork, quite possibly one of the greatest albums ever. I know my only problem with hanging a painting of it on my wall is I do find the cover a bit scary. -------------- I'm going slightly mad, It finally happened, I'm slightly mad , just very slightly mad If you feel a little glum to Hergest Ridge you should come. I'm challenging  taboos surrounding mental health "Part time hippy" I'M SUPPORTING OUR SOLDIERS BRING OUR TROOPS HOME NOW!! Back to top

captain cavern Group: Members Posts: 267 Joined: Oct. 2003 Posted: Oct. 30 2007, 20:19 Great work Back to top

Spinne Group: Members Posts: 397 Joined: May 2003 Posted: Nov. 09 2007, 14:49 Very beatiful work (specially if your wife wasn't interested in Mike's works). You're lucky, she is very talented. Back to top

Atane Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: June 2007 Posted: Feb. 03 2008, 09:08 For those who might be interested, she just finished her second painting. It's the cover of Marillion's Brave: Regards. Back to top

clotty Group: Members. Posts: 237 Joined: Mar. 2006 Posted: Feb. 04 2008, 02:59 Both excellent works - so talented. -------------- Clotty Back to top

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