The Eagle Will Rise Again

by Lianne Schneider

Title

The Eagle Will Rise Again

Artist

Lianne Schneider

Medium

Digital Art - Digital Painting/photographic Art

Description

Many of my paintings, including this one, follow a process similar to early chromolithography in that each section of the painting is often a different layer. Wikipedia describes the process of chromolithography as multi-layered, sometimes requiring 25 to 50 layers to achieve the colors and fine details.

"The process of chromolithography is chemical, because an image is applied to a stone or zinc plate with a grease-based crayon...Colors may be added to the print by drawing the area to receive the color on a different stone, and printing the new color onto the paper. Each color in the image must be separately drawn onto a new stone or plate and applied to the paper one at a time. It was not unusual for twenty to twenty-five stones to be used on a single image. Each sheet of paper will therefore pass through the printing press as many times as there are colors in the final print.

The difference between that process and my own is that in my case I may paint the entire layer originally in a very abstract underpainting then repaint the next layer in a slightly less abstract style, then another layer in a realistic oils or impasto, etc. Another layer may be to deepen the color of only certain areas requiring the "erasing" of all but one small part of the image - in this case the fifth through eighth layers in which I added the eagles were duplicated and repainted and all but the eagles erased so the background would not be as dark.

I was inspired to create this painting by a song called "The Eagle Will Rise Again" by the Alan Parsons Project.

The Eagle Will Rise Again - Alan Parsons Project

And I could easily fall from grace
Then another would take my place
For the chance to behold your face
As the days of my life are but grains of sand
As they fall from your open hand
At the call of the wind's command
Many words are spoken when there's nothing to say
They fall upon the ears of those who don't know the way
To read between the lines, that lead between the lines, that lead me to you
All that I ask you
Is, show me how to follow you and I'll obey
Teach me how to reach you I can't find my own way
Let me see the light, let me be the light

As the sun turns slowly around the sky
Till the shadow of night is high
The eagle will learn to fly
As the days of his life are but grains of sand
As they fall from your open hand
And vanish upon the land
Many words are spoken when there's nothing to say
The fall upon the ears of those who don't know the way
To read between the lines, that lead between the lines, that lead me to you
Show me how to follow you and I'll obey
Teach me how to reach you I can't find my own way
Let me see the light, let me be the light
And so, with no warning, no last goodbye
In the dawn of the morning sky
The eagle will rise again


The background for this painting is an adaptation of an America's Byways photograph of an overlook of the confluence of the Madison and Jefferson Rivers on the Lewis and Clark scenic trail. (Unfortunately this beautiful website that maintained public domain images and historic information regarding 800 scenic byways was shut down without notice when government funding was withdrawn without notice. Much of the invaluable information and many of the images have been lost. Only a partial list from the previous site is available from the Federal Highway Administration).

Thank you so much to the following groups for featuring this image:
ALL SEASONS LANDSCAPES - NADINE AND BOB
OLD MASTERS - PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIGITAL ARTS - LENORE
DIGITAL REALISM - ANNE
HARMONY AND HAPPINESS - ERNESTINE
THE BEST 30000 ARTWORKS - TAIKAN
BEAUTY - JAMES
PLEASING THE EYE - JEFF
AAA IMAGES - CHUCK
APPRECIATING WORK FROM ALL MEDIUMS - STEFON
SIGNATURE STYLE ART - SHARON
THE LIGHT PAINTERS - HEIDI
PHOTOGRAPHY AND TEXTURES MAKE GREAT ART - DARREN
WILDLIFE 1 A DAY - MARIOLA
ARTISTS BEST FIVE ARTWORKS - TINA
IN THE MOOD - LISA
DAILY DOSE OF WISDOM - ETI
DIGITAL ART AND FABULOUS FRACTALS - KIKI ART
ARTISTS NEWS - NADINE AND BOB
ART BY GOD - KAREN
ART FROM THE PAST - JOUKO
TODAYS BEST ART - CHAD
500 VIEWS 1 IMAGE PER DAY - MARIOLA
3 A DAY WAITING ROOM ART - PAMELA
IMAGES THAT EXCITE YOU - JOHN
PREMIUM FAA ARTISTS - DAN
BEST IMAGE PROMOTION - WILLIAM
ART WITH FLAIR - WILLIAM
ON THE HOSPITAL WALLS - DAVE

This painting is an ORIGINAL digital art work created on the computer from a photograph by byways.org, hand-painted on a Wacom tablet using a variety of painting styles and digital mediums. (See longer explanation below of why this qualifies as an original even though based on an image in the public domain).

Thank you for your interest in my artwork. If you would like to see more, my full portfolio can be found at http://lianne-schneider.artistwebsites.com If you enjoy my art works, please feel free to share this link with friends or share on your social networks by pushing the Pinterest, FB, Google+, Twitter or SU Buttons! Thank you!

I am a western New York based artist with a passion for the sea and a deep love for the natural world around me. My paintings are sometimes based on images in the public domain or on elements from classic art work. Other paintings are based on original photographs. All are painted on a Wacom tablet using a variety of painting programs and filters and because the final creations are entirely digital in nature they are considered to be original art work not reproductions.

According to the International Association of Fine Art Digital Print Makers (IAFADP), "An original digital print is not based upon using original artwork outside of the computer. The artist may use elements as source materials, such as photographs, drawings or other appropriated images, but THE FINAL FORM OF THE WORK EXISTS ONLY IN THE COMPUTER AND AS THE FINAL PRINT OR AS AN EDITION OF PRINTS." Furthermore according to ArtBusiness.com, there is a distinct difference in value between a print/scan of an original watercolor, painting or photograph "...as opposed to original digital works of art created by digital artists entirely or in part on computers which ARE considered to be unique." Similarly, the International Fine Print Dealers Association states, "The IFPDA defines an original print as a work of art on paper which has been conceived by the artist to be realized as a print, rather than as a reproduction of a work in another medium." This is exactly how I create my original works and each painting is the result of many layers of hand-painting in various styles (impasto, pen and ink, digital oils, etc.) then overlaid upon one another.

You can purchase quality traditional style fine art prints of these digital paintings, giclee canvas prints, acrylic and metallic prints by Lianne Schneider. They are beautiful and stylish decor for any wall in your home, office or lobby. My works include detailed landscapes, seascapes, still lifes, flowers and more...all with the look and feel of classic oil paintings. The FAA-Watermark will NOT appear on any final product!

Please contact the artist, Lianne Schneider, directly if you purchase this image as a giclee print on canvas, framed or unframed. A signed and numbered Certificate of Authenticity is available for each canvas indicating title of the work, my name, date of creation, a thumbnail of the painting, the origin of original work if the painting is a derivative, the number of your print in the limited printing and a guarantee that the work will no longer be available to the public in a canvas format once a total of 25 canvas prints are sold from all potential vendors.

Copyright Lianne Schneider 2014
This is a rights managed image available for licensing at http://licensing.pixels.com/profiles/lianne-schneider.html

All images and my personal poetry/prose are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced, downloaded, distributed, transmitted, copied, reproduced in derivative works, displayed, published or broadcast by any means or in any form without prior written consent from the artist. My copyright does not imply rights to an underlying public domain image and I make no such claim. Copyright on works derived from or based on images in the public domain applies only to the subsequent manipulation or the digital painting resulting from my own style and interpretation. The original image remains in the public domain and such images are used in accordance with international law.

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