Artist: Harold T. Way
Title: “Imprisoned Memories”
Medium: Oils
Support: Canvas
Dimensions: 24 x 36
Location: Colorado Springs, Co
More Details From The Artist:
This is a painting that I done while studying for my AS in fine art. It was entered in a student juried art show and took first place. I done this painting as a project in painting class, being a Viet Nam veteran I done this painting as an assignment. I also have a wood piece on the same lines as the painting. Hope you can display. The painting is hanging up at the PTSD unit at the Denver VA Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. Enjoy
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Marie Merritt on Tue, 7th Apr 2009 2:41 pm
You did an incredible job of expressing various emotions in the painting. Very interesting work. Thank you for sharing and more importantly, THANK YOU for SERVING! May GOD bless you.
Manjula Singh on Tue, 7th Apr 2009 3:32 pm
This is haunting – v. hard hitting and from the heart.. Excellent work – no surprise that it won first place!
Jayne Cummins on Tue, 7th Apr 2009 9:08 pm
A very moving and actually very disturbing painting. You convey the subject matter very well. The haunting look on the faces and the one positive bit in the corner – the two men sitting together heads bowed in prayer – only God could see someone through a trial like you have depicted. Very emotionally moving.
Jayne
Julie Blight on Tue, 7th Apr 2009 10:53 pm
Hi Harold, excellent work, your painting certainly leaves one with many heart felt emotions. Thank you for sharing.
James on Wed, 8th Apr 2009 12:29 am
Hi Harold, As a 57 year old Viet Nam era male, your painting brought back memories. I found myself studying it closely and after a time I noticed the barbed wire framing each segment, hence the title. I also echo the sentiment, thank you for serving your country
Soroya on Thu, 9th Apr 2009 3:41 pm
Dear Harold thank you for sharing this very emotional and moving piece. Having a son who is in the military and about to ship out to some more danger zones in the next month your painting made me a bit sad not only for my son but for all those (yourself included) who have suffered the trauma of war. Your art brings it all very clear
My prayers are with you keep painting, S
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Lynn Marlowe on Thu, 9th Apr 2009 10:49 pm
Thank you for sharing this. It is hauntingly beautiful showing so much emotion. It is still a winner and am happy to hear it is honored. Do you continue to paint?
Dorothy on Sat, 11th Apr 2009 1:53 pm
thank you Harold,the emotion of your picture ,brought a realisation of the hardships that were born by all,your talant is to be praised,
Harold T. Way on Sun, 12th Apr 2009 7:17 pm
I appriciate all of the comments that have been said about my painting. I haven’t painted for a long time, but am going to get back into it. Thanks again for the comments.
Ingrid Albrecht on Tue, 5th May 2009 6:01 pm
Dear Harold,
Good art should evoke an emotion within the viewer. Your work certainly does that and makes us feel the pain and anguish of those very trying times serving our country. You did an excellent job in your work portraying these difficult times, and the barbed wire separating the various scenes helped to create this overall feeling.
One suggestion I would make would be to move the brighter section in the lower left corner to a higher position in the painting, away from the corner. This bright area draws our eyes out of the painting down to this corner. By placing the brighter section up under the upper right section, our eyes would not be drawn to this corner. However, I am only speaking about composition, and maybe you had a reason for putting this section in that lower left corner.
This is a very emotional piece and a job well done. Congratulations on your award and the display of your painting at the PTSD Unit in Denver! It is only through those experiences from serving our country, that you can share with us, through your art, those very emotional times. Thank you for serving our country! I want to wish you continued SUCCESS in your painting and am looking forward to seeing more of your work!
Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us.
Keep practicing and painting!
All the BEST to you,
Ingrid