FACE IT
PORTRAITS REVEAL PERSONALITY
The skull is the cradle.
HEAD ON
THE HEAD HOLDS THE MINDSCAPE
The face introduces first impressions.
The skull is the cradle of creativity.
The right side of the brain is the creative wheel that turns the left of intellect.
Crack through the surface of the skin.
Painting portraits enhances ways to learn way how to look deeper into the psyche.
Don't just “take someone’s word for it.”
Art is a process of discovery that teaches us to see for ourselves.
Go beyond the surface to dig up the secrets...
Learn to see things beyond how they appear to the naked eye.
Portraits reveal the power in the personality
The face is most often the foundation for first impressions, and depending on the first expression is the place where human communication starts. The face is an ever-changing landscape that maps the course of time, and the geography of the soul.
Drawing portraits came to Batcules naturally from a very young age when Shelley spent most free time sketching family, friends and people she found interesting. Over time her general interest in faces became more focused on capturing the psychology and physiognomy that characterized and defined the personality and individuality of each subject.
NATIONALISM vs. GLOBALISM
SOCIAL MEDIA POST: November 1, 2020
Sometimes Life is a risk… The DEAL on the Table is “In Actual FACT” Nationalism VS. Globalism… calling it Conspiracy is a calculated criticism to cut off critical thinking; this is actually a consideration to do a conscious “Reality-CHECK,” fact-find-it… brought to you by the Greatest Reality Star in the History of Hollywood…”The TRUMP CARD”…OH! The irony in the Reality…Is it too late to balance back Power plundered by the corrupt, can we all get back to the Normal we once knew…
Please people WAKE-up, look at the Hunter Biden scandal Twitter was hiding, (New York Post) they are blinding you from seeing, let go of fake/paid media, listen to your neighbours, learn from what you really see happening, read what your kids write in their note books, see for yourself, get off the couch and cut-off the BOOB-tube translation. TRUTH IS: your children depend on you to delve into Truth before Truth becomes Fiction at the hands of a Fascist regime who have a formula to forfeit your rights…
The ART of this DEAL is, this Democratic DRAMA represents the “Forever Election” of the “Queen of Spades,” hired by a Hegemonic hierarchy that will hem you in…
Definition of physiognomy plural physiognomies
- 1 : the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
- 2 : the facial features held to show qualities of mind or character by their configuration or expression
- 3 : external aspect; also : inner character or quality revealed outwardly
The art of body language is a silent form of communication
An important discovery about learning peoples’ physical nuances as a form of social interaction, which often communicate something different from what they say verbally. This skill should be embraced and protected as the foundation on how to see and translate. Body language is a commonly used universal form of expression (used intentionally and unintentionally) that transcends spoken language barriers used regularly in the everyday and business world.
THE MAZE OF POLITICAL MAYHEM: JULIAN ASSANGE
As a Political painter, art brings forth the fun fact-finding act of contemplating upon being critically thinking, that some would perhaps say complicates life with too many considerations; yet – if you give yourself a chance/choice to sit back in a simple moment of “simplicity”, you can cross the BIG BRIDGE that spans “The New Normal” and consider plain old-fashioned concrete Common Sense. IMAGINE THAT? A chance to cross the contemporary river of rage to go-back to where/when things seemed to make more common sense. So, Ladies & Gentlemen, I give you the statements of “Julian Assange!” to consider, and think about how the subjects he bravely speaks effect/affect your life. #truth Look into the picture and read...
“The internet, our greatest tool of emancipation, has been transformed into the most dangerous facilitator of totalitarianism we have ever seen. The internet is a threat to human civilization.”
HILLARY CLINTON
Hillary Clinton and Benghazi
This Matrix series tight-cropped portrait of Hillary Clinton at the Benghazi hearings composed to zoom in on the psychological impact within the Benghazi hearing narrative, which was a high stakes stressful setting of political senate cross-examination by the Chairman Trey Gowdy. The Clinton painting is an artistic translation of a “real-time” in the moment photo posted on the Internet by Getty images. Batcules uses colour, contrast, grid composition and brush stroke to further set the stage of “the political matrix” to establish a feeling of the psychological political power dance and the “on the face” physiological reactions of the subject in a tight spot.
A damning report authored by the Republican-led House committee probing the Benghazi terror attacks faulted the Obama administration for a range of missteps before, during and after the fatal 2012 attacks – saying top administration officials huddled to craft their public response while military assets waited hours to deploy to Libya.
The committee's work itself was fiercely contested, with Democrats accusing Republican members of trying to politically harm presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who was secretary of state at the time of the attacks. Chairman Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., asked Americans to "read this report for themselves ... and reach their own conclusions." At a press conference, Gowdy and other GOP lawmakers lamented that no forces were ordered to Benghazi. “Nothing was ever coming to Benghazi,” Gowdy said.
TREY GOWDY III
"The Hillary Slayer"
Try Gowdy was nicknamed The Hillary Slayer by Rolling Stone for his hardline stance against Hillary Clinton's actions during the Benghazi case, and critiqued Hillary Clinton's email server during the 2016 campaign. Gowdy pressed for the prosecution of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 campaign, however nothing was realized.
- Born August 22, 1964, Harold Watson "Trey" Gowdy III is an American attorney, politician and former prosecutor.
- U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district, assumed office January 3, 2011.
- Chair of the House Oversight Committee, assumed office June 13, 2017.
- Chair of the House Benghazi Committee, in office May 8, 2014 – July 8, 2016.
GEORGE SOROS
The Global Financial Powerhouse
In this portrait Batcules explores the psychological features and facial landscape of the controversial figure George Soros who plays a major role in contemporary American and European politics and a controversial person in the news media. Ironically, many people do not know who George Soros is.
George Soros is a financial powerhouse considered a hero of left wing politicians and activists based on the billions he pours into many leftwing socialist activist groups while the conservative right wing considers Soros the “Anti-Christ” and creator of false flags as evidenced by the recent retweet by Rudy Guiliani. Many consider Soros an enemy of the state and a threat to peace. Perhaps this portrait will inspire people to learn more about the powerful entities that impact the life of all people on the globe.
The Art of the Abstract Portrait
Using composition, colour, patterns, and texture to define the depth in personality
Shelley explores facial expressions and distinct gestures inherent in the individual personality stimulates narrative elements to paint the path in the landscape of human psychology. A principle take-off point is developing the "Socratic" idea that the inner (the soul) manifests the outer physical experience, that contributes to the internal thought processes that ultimately manifest the physiognomy of the physical body. Compositional choices such as the tight crop play a major role in expanding the mind with an expansive "synecdoche" approach, while zooming in on key attributes of the subject. Along with the micro and macro approach colour, contrast, and textural brush stroke further set the stage to establish a feeling of the inner and outer self.
3RD EYE MIND
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, 48" X 60"
The third eye is a sense of prophetic sight, gut feeling and instinct and the intuitive ability to predict future potentials. When you master the art of listening to your gut you have used your third eye. Third Eye Mind is a mind trained to listen to gut instinct without questioning it. Capturing the idea visually requires more than a traditional approach to portraiture. Gestural expression is combined with a distinct abstract language of radial patterns built from coloured lozenge shapes. The radial formations help to express the a sense of cycles of thought and the mechanic movement of fourth dimensional quantum thinking which goes beyond one plane and walks into a multi-plane existence that transcends time.
“The Third Eye is a natural part of every person. One way to think of it is as a “meta” organ that consists of your mind and all of your senses working together as a larger, more powerful sensory organ. The Third Eye is a very clever bit of natural evolution that allows you to see the patterns in your life. Even more amazing, your third eye can reveal these patterns to you by overlaying this information on top of your other senses.” “By seeing energy as mental overlay rather than just an abstract concept, it becomes a tangible property of life that we can learn how to sense and interact with in a deeper manner.”
Source: https://personaltao.com
Pray JFK
Proclamation 3436—National Day of Prayer, September 28, 1961
During the deliberations in the Constitutional Convention they were called to daily prayers, with the reminder in sacred Scripture it is written that “except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build It,” and they were warned that without the concurring aid of Providence they would succeed in the political building “no better than the builders of Babel.”
Exploring the tragic assassination of JFK, and its timeless impact on society, it was important to use painting and dissertation as a way to expose these critical points in history.
"In Prayer Man: More Than A Fuzzy Picture, Bart Kamp has produced a rare and meticulous compendium of what exists within the documentary record about Lee Harvey Oswald, the employees of the Texas School Book Depository, the local police and federal investigators, the reporters, witnesses and peripheral figures associated with the minutes leading up to and the immediate aftermath of the attack upon President Kennedy’s motorcade in Dealey Plaza.
Bart’s journey from commercial and fashion photographer to JFK assassination researcher and author is an inspiring reminder of the first-generation critics of the Warren Report. His indefatigable determination, matched with reason and an innate intolerance of BS, has brought us closer than we have ever been to being able to assess for ourselves, without being told what or how to think, the questions associated with history’s unstable verdict on the enigma of Lee Harvey Oswald."
ALL SEEING EYE, oil on canvas, 24"X24"
The painting “All Seeing Eye” is a close-cropped self-portrait composed and segmented to form a keyhole, which shields the third eye, also called the mind's eye, or inner eye. Formally, Batcules utilizes a combination of coloured pencil and oil paint on canvas to create a multi-dimensional effect of background and foreground as the thick texture of the radiating paint lies above the soft blended pencil below.
The third eye or invisible eye located in the centre of the brow is a mystical and esoteric concept providing perception beyond ordinary sight, which refers to the gate that leads to inner realms and spaces of higher consciousness. In this painting the third eye is shielded behind the edge of keyhole emphasizing the protection of private innermost thoughts and feelings and the fact a key is required to unlock deeper spiritual secrets held within.
The third eye often symbolizes a state of enlightenment and the ability to evoke deeply spiritual and psychological states associated with visions and out-of body experiences. People who are claimed to have the capacity to utilize their third eyes are sometimes known as seers.
In a World of chaos, it is essential to have your...
3rd Eye Open
to find order.
3RD Eye Open
Acrylic on board, 48"X48"
Third Eye Open is a combined portrait representing duality between the fusion of male and female, merged by love – to become one physically, psychologically and spiritually in conscious and unconscious states. The mutual third eye formed through a union of like minds opens one line of sight and mutual vision. The duality of the portraits combine the sleeping (subconscious female) and waking state (conscious male) The female eyes are closed within the dream as the male protector watches over her, however at the centre point where their eyes overlap and intersect, two eyes become one "the third eye" of their love, therefore her left eye the connected eye is open.
The "photographic negative" reverse palette further emphasizes the duality and opposites in terms of the light and dark, waking and dreaming.
The Beauty in Everyday People
Lift your Head High
Painting people is an opportunity to capture the profound in the personality.
Capturing the Cheer in Children
Painting people captures the power of personal perspective shown in a map of lines of expression on the face. Words are not necessary, and need not apply when faced with eye-contact. The goal is to get in the game by gaining ground and calculating the gesture. Follow the Face, to see the eyes are the window to the soul, smell the swell in the nostril, break wind in breath, calculate the curl in the mouth that communicates externally for the mind, be aware of the bend in the brow and the bringing on of emotion, consider the cock of the head that curves through body language.
Face the fact, the physical punches into the hidden psychological essence behind the face, then the façade falls and the spirit of the picture sets sail.
Everyday people: past and present, leaders, celebrities, public officials, controversial figures and heroes open doors to a blank canvas, to then explore painting and capturing a distinct presence and psychology. Batcules artistic pursuits include choosing individuals and groups of people in a broad range of age, position and prominence to compose distinct stories and narratives. The formal approach, meaning materials and choice of composition varies based on the consideration of key points inherent in the subject, special features and characteristics, and the artistic intent to be traditional or experimental in genre and outcome.
Projects have incorporated grids/matrixes, peg board construction, canvas shapes, tight cropped compositions pushing the boundaries of the canvas, and scientifically calculated colour palettes. All these considerations add up to communicate to the spectator, so they can speculate on the personalities from their own unique perspective.
