Brian Michael Backshell - 2004
elusive and aloof
MEDIUM
Acrylic Paints
Impasto Medium
SIZE
18 x 24 inches x3
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Three Panel piece for a Birthday Present for a friend of mine. He wanted something "Blue".
Brian - Celtic/Gaelic origins menaing "Strong One"
I drew from the aspect that a stone can be an anchor,
and strength and stability can be derived from there;
especially amidst the continual motion of the river.
Michael - "Who is like God"
Taken from the Archangel Michael,
the floating feather represents him;
fallen from his wing.
Backshell - Origins of his surname was questionable
I decided to take the literal words and
evoked the image of a turtle, who carries
his burden/home on his back. Tied in with
the "strength" of the first panel, I thought
it was rather appropriate.
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