Author: Gary Kirkpatrick

  • Tubas at the Palau, acrylics

    Tubas at the Palau, acrylics, 57 x 76 cm, 22.5″ x 30″ Arches paper

    This is another in a series of paintings based on pen and ink drawings done at the Palau de la Musica.   There are normally tuba and contrabass sections of these symphonic bands.   

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    The original drawing. Contact me for availability
  • In Vincent’s Field

    This is after Van Gogh’s “Wheat Field with a Lark,”   It is the fifth in the series, starring my wife Peg and my friend Vincent. 

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    in Vincent’s Field, acrylics on Archers, 57 x 76 cm, 22.5 x 30”
  • Portrait of Van Gogh as a Young Man

    I did this pencil portrait from a photo of Van Gogh that was hanging in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.  It’s a bit hard to believe he was ever this healthy in appearance.  His self portraits reveal his struggle for mental health and artistic achievement.  

     

    Van Gogh as a Young Man

  • Frank Kirkpatrick

    Frank Kirkpatrick, my father, here age 73. Today is Veteran’s Day in the US. He served in WW2, fighting the Nazis. He landed in Le Harvre during the invasion. He achieved the rank of Sargent. Thank you for your service to our country and our allies. 

     

     

    Frank M. Kirkpatrick, graphite portrait

  • Carmen Stretches

    Carmen Stretches, pen and ink, 21 x 29 cm, 8.25 x 11″ SOLD
    Carmen is one of my favorite models. She’s lanky, a ballerina with great stretching poses.  As you can see, this had to be quickly done.   Sometimes you get the best results when you do not have much time.
  • Woman Chatting, pen and ink drawing

    Woman Chatting, pen and ink

    Pen and ink drawing using the two hands method.  

  • Woman, With Hair

    Woman, With Hair, acrylics on Canson30 x 40 cm, 11.8 x 15.7″  

  • Double Take!

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    Double Take, portrait
    Double Take, portrait, acrylics, A4, 8 .25 x 11.5″
    Double Take, portrait
    Double Take, portrait, acrylics, A4, 8 .25 x 11.5″
  • St Nicolas Church of Piraeus

    The lovely St Nicolas Church of Piraeus was finished around 1900.  It stands near the main harbor in Piraeus, the port city next to Athens from which many ferries depart for the multitude of Greek islands.   Of the Greek Orthodox churches we have seen, it comes closest to the magnificent Orthodox churches we saw in St Petersburg.  There are good examples of the religious art typical of these churches.  The Mary icon you see below, in gold, was kissed by multiple visitors during our visit, behavior that is common to the Orthodox, as is the sign of the cross which includes touching the floor.