September 21st, 2008

Dew Gatherer

Okay. I'm happy. Art app prof said to submit a painting then report about it in class. I found one, neoclassicism movement- since that's what I was assigned. I picked the Dew Gatherer from www.robertsherer.com.  There. I think the reporting started Wednesday. I got lucky last Friday because  ten people were called and I forgot to research on  Dew Gatherer. I google-d  it up  last night and got a bit worried because there were no interpetations. The painting isn't very famous. I found his email on his website.. So I emailed him. I asked for his permission and stuff  then yeah, he allowed me and even sent me a copy of the Dew Gatherer. Oh diba? At least I won't be accused of  violating copyrighted stuff. There.. So he told me the story behind Dew Gatherer.

It feels nice to present something  in class. It's nice to report about something  I gathered firsthand. :D I will print out his email  and bring it to class on  Wednesday.

So here it is.

Robert Sherer's Dew Gatherer. Oil on canvas. 1996.

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bitsandparcels
Comment posted on September 21st, 2008 at 08:33 PM
What is it about?:D
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thyme
Comment posted on September 21st, 2008 at 08:47 PM
With regard to interpretation of the painting, it was a widespread tradition for Celtic women to gather dew, especially on the morning of May-day (the celebration of the fertility of springtime). They primarily collected and used it for magical and regenerative purposes. It was believed that bathing your face in it made you beautiful in the eyes of men. Because it is a wet substance that mysteriously appears at dawn, it was gathered by women wishing to conceive a child. Perhaps the vessels used to collect the dew represent the dry womb. In my painting I used the Magnolia tree because it is a symbol of female purity in my homeland, the southeastern United States.

And this, my dear, is what he said. XD
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