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I am nearing the completion of a large project that has been my primary focus for several weeks. I am posting some of the photos to show the process behind the work and begin promoting the event, which is at the end of July.

About a month ago, I was contacted by the folks at Mercury One, a charity organization founded by Glenn Beck. I have been asked to create a painting for the upcoming online auction to raise money for the Restoring Love event in Dallas this July. After much brainstorming and communication with Mercury One, I have come up with a design that illustrates their mission and their goals to preserve the integrity of America and our culture.

Here is what I have so far.

Concept Drawing for the first layer of the paintings.

This is the color layout for the first layer.

Graphics studies for Mercury One and Restoring Love.

This is the final concept sketch for the paintings. A variety of iconography from Mercury One, Restoring Love 2012 and the 1791 clothing line by Glenn Beck have been included throughout the composition.
The finished piece of art will be a triptych, composed of three canvases (30 x 40 inches each).

Photo of canvases 1 and 2 with the completed first layer of the composition. The purple hearts replacing the stars in the flag are the Merit icon from he Restoring Love graphics.

Canvas #1. Blue wash for the sky.

This is a detail of the text in the left hand painting of the triptych. The source is Colossians 3:12-15 from the King James Bible.

This is the center canvas. In the foreground is farmland that I am working on. Text will be added across the bottom. In the center is a buffalo graphic from Beck’s 1791 clothing line. There will be text for the Bill of Rights across the top.

The 3rd canvas with Liberty.

1791, the date of the final ratification of the Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution.

Mercury One’s logo combined with a t-shirt design from Glenn Beck’s 1791 line. Detail from center canvas.

This is the right hand panel in the triptych. The gold circles are the lids of mason jars, symbolizing self-reliance and self-sufficiency rather than dependence upon government.

Detail of Liberty from the third canvas. Working on shading and creating volume.

Full composition approximately as it will hang when completed. The canvases are too large to hang properly in my studio.

I was able to do some more work o the painting for Mercury One over the weekend. Here are the most recent photos of the project.

Frances Byrd is the National Director of Liberatchik.com. She is also a conservative political artist and blogger. Her art can be viewed at MachinePolitick.com.

Mercury One Painting layer1

I was asked recently to create a piece of artwork for the Mercury One Foundation’s upcoming event, Restoring Love, to be held in Dallas this July. I am currently working on a large scale painting for the project. I will be posting photos as the work progresses.

An online auction will be held during the month of May to raise money for the organization. You can get more information on Mercury and Restoring Love at the links provided below.

I hope you will track my progress and help me spread the word for the auction and event. This is a great opportunity for me to get exposure for my art and promote our work here at Liberatchik. Thanks in advance for your support!

Restoring Love 2012

Mercury One

About the paintings

These first three photos are for the first layer of the painting. They should help give you a sense of the scale for the finished artwork as well as composition. Each canvas is approximately 36″ high and 30″ wide. This makes the finished dimensions of the work roughly 3 feet high by 7 1/2 feet wide.

Frances Byrd is the National Director of Liberatchik.com. She is also a conservative political artist and blogger. Her art can be viewed at MachinePolitick.com.

Preliminary Sketch #1

Preliminary Color #1

Preliminary Sketch #2

Preliminary Color #2

Painting begins

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American Crow

Frances Byrd: American Crow

Posted by Frances Byrd on Jan 15, 2012 in Arts and Culture, Conservative Art Movement, Frances Byrd, Gallery, Liberatchik Artists | 0 comments

Now that a new year has rolled over, I have decided it is time to get back in my studio and create more artwork. For too long, I have been juggling schedules and staring at the computer screen and creating very little art of my own.

I am determined to change that this year, so I have unwrapped a new Moleskine and set about planning a series about the Occupy Wall Street movement. The ideas are tenuous at the moment because a great deal of research will be needed to flesh out the subtler details. However, the underlying theme is rooted in the phrase “A Murder of Crows”. Taking that as my starting point, I have begun a series of sketches, the first of which is included here. Finished drawings, multi-media pieces and paintings will follow.

This first drawing looks a bit more like a mocking bird than a crow, but it captures the general idea. Once the details are worked out in future drawings, it will not only capture the essence of the crow, but the movement which I intend for it to represent.

Frances Byrd is the National Director of Liberatchik.com. She is also a conservative political artist and blogger. Her art can be viewed at MachinePolitick.com.

Third Virginia Avery Memorial
“Reflections” Juried Art Exhibit

January 19, 2012 – March 3, 2012

Location: Mable House Arts Center – Mableton, GA

CASH AWARDS
Best in Show: $1,000 & rosette
In each category:
First Place – $300 & ribbon
Second Place – $200 & ribbon
Third Place – $100 & ribbon
People’s Choice – Ribbon & Art Piece
*All awards and honorable mention ribbons will be given at the discretion of the juror.

JUROR: Gail Wegodsky attended the University of Maryland in the General Honors Program before graduating from The Maryland Institute, College of Art in Baltimore with a BFA in General Fine Art. She graduated from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia with an MFA in painting. She taught painting at University of Rhode Island, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, University of Georgia, Indiana University, The Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA and Kennesaw State University. Gail has been the recipient of an Individual Artist’s Grant from the Georgia Council for the Arts, was one of The Artist’s Magazine’s 2009 Artists of the Month. She was a Winner of one of Open Studios’ Magazine’s Southern States Competitions. She exhibits her work at Mason Murer Gallery, Atlanta.

300 Illustration by Frances Byrd

Posted by Frances Byrd on Jan 2, 2012 in Arts and Culture, Conservative Art Movement, Frances Byrd, Gallery, Liberatchik Artists, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Over the last several months I have been working on this editorial illustration.  When I first started discussing it with the author who will be using it, I had all of these great ideas for imagery and content. Then, I started doing the background research on government programs since FDR. The sheer volume alone was overwhelming.

After several scheduling setbacks and much more research than I had anticipated, I came up with a “short” list of  some of the most damaging departments and entitlements created by the government to create dependency and stifle private enterprise.

I usually write a lengthy article on the specific meaning of the composition, but this time, I am going to leave your interpretations up to you. When the article for which it was created is written, I will post the work again so you can get a little more background on its meaning.

For more information on ways you can become involved in the Conservative art movement at Liberatchik, please refer to our Declarationist Manifesto and Creative Conservative Action Tools. All inquiries regarding joining our movement should be directed to frances@liberatchik.com.

Frances Byrd is the National Director of Liberatchik.com. She is also a conservative political artist and blogger. Her art can be viewed at MachinePolitick.com.

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One of my paintings was recently accepted into a show of women artists. You can get more info here.

Those of you who are familiar with my art, and have been to my web page probably know her title is not The Hold-Up Artist. It is actually: Give Me Your Money, ‘Cause I Can’t Make it Otherwise. The story behind that is better left for a separate post.

I changed the title, because I know people in the art community like my work, but not my ideas. So, I am playing the game as they say. I’m always being told that the art should speak for itself, so I’m letting it do just that.

If you are interested in the original intent behind the piece, you can find the story here. There are also several other pieces from the same series on this page.

I’m hoping my Hold-Up Artist sells and I can use the money to fund some more conservative propaganda. I’ll keep you posted on our progress.

Frances Byrd is the National Director of Liberatchik.com.  She is also a conservative political artist and blogger. Her art can be viewed at MachinePolitick.com.

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