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Oils on Canvas24 x 18"
1987
From a review:
Another favorite of mine, “Approaching Storm” sits at the other end of the spectrum. The drama is intense. However, it is not the drama of color contrasts, but of menace. There is only one color - ominous blue. The white clouds in the center set off the dark clouds that surround them and the myriad of even darker birds whose restless swirling dominates the sky. Two birds, perched on a thick wire, provide a stark contrast while anchoring the scene in a world of normalcy. Yet that anchor has no base: Neither end of the wire is in sight and the wire seems suspended in space like the eye of a hurricane.
Art Review
The Art of Robert Tracy - An Appreciation.
by Robert Knapp, Ph.D.
© 2000 Robert Knapp. All Rights Reserved
I had in mind while painting this, Leonard Peikoff's book "Ominous Parallels", The End of Freedom in America. www.peikoff.com/op/home.htm
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Comments: 35
Amazing work..loved the tones and highlights..Fantastic job done Sir..God bless ya..Cheers
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Thank you for the kind words, Hasan.
Robert
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Zoe,
Thank you very much,
Robert
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I nearly missed this beautiful painting!..........so atmospheric and so exquisite!
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Pat,
Thank you. Glad you caught it.
Robert
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I really like the whole feel of this painting. And it kind of makes me think of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds....
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Thank you. You know, I've heard that one time before.
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You're welcome.
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Wonderful! Beautiful, simple, introspective, reflexive. I really like the atmosphere in this work, friend.
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Thank you very much my friend,
Robert
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simply gorgeous!!! 
u're crazy
Dia
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Thank you Diana. I'm crazy!? You're the one who thinks she's crazy. But you're not, you know.
Robert
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haha nono i am crazy
u're welcome
Dia
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simple but beautiful, i just can't think of anything appropriate, it has full of meaning...
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This is beautiful. Artistically and as an illustration of a story (the coming storm). The birds against those menacing clouds really say it all--who hasn't watched the poor flying things working their way in the wind? Suddenly, having the most efficient, "lofty," and envied mode of travel becomes quite a liability when the storm and wind are blowing against you. Better find a fence-line to cling to, hunker down and ride things out...
I love it.
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Thanks so much. You see it all and write about it in a poetic manner.
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Well, I'm glad I could communicate my impressions of such good art.
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This is a very scary image - it makes me remember those old WWII movies of the Germans bombing London, etc. Only these bombers are like Vultures - the little sparrows don't have a chance.
Excellent work, Robert.
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It is scary at first glance. But you know what? The little sparrows do have a chance. They're "married" to each other and to the cable where they found a safe place.
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This is one of my favorite of your works, Robert, but I still find it very scary. I am trying to remember the name of the German Expressionist artist who did the wood engraving called The Mothers - in which a circle of desperate mothers are trying to protect their desperate children. The Approaching Storm has just such an impact.
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Before even reading the review I found this piece to be full of intense feeling, atmosphere, and mood. A sense of coming calamity and dread sweeps the viewer. The composition, use of birds, and color scheme just shout: "Danger! Caution! Run!"
You've done a spectacular job with creating an emotionally packed painting, Robert! This is simply stunning and moving.
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April,
Thank you for your insight.
This is as dark a theme as I've ever gone. Yet notice the simple fact that I do give the two little sparrows a sanctuary. Yes, their eyes are red, but aren't they naturally? And I give a relief of the dreaded green in a touch of yellow in their feathers. The really scary thing is the circling large birds, not the storm. And these two have found a place of comfort.
Robert
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Yes, I also noticed the hope intermingled in this. I actually noticed that just after sending my comment. So you got my first impression.
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