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<p>[QUOTE="krispy, post: 1357018, member: 19065"]Very interesting pieces and with the background you painted, I'm curious about things like why Wellstood was so discontennected to an industry he was clearly a part of but unable to meet the demands and win the contracts working for. I wonder if there was more to his story, his personality, burnt bridges in the prior companies, personal politics or something more that kept him from finding sustainable work to remain in business. That owl is quite a looker, literally! And I wonder if there is a way to identify that cityscape in the last vignette, the cotton themed one. What cities may have looked like that in his era, bustling with smokestacks cranking out material textiles. There is a little bit of crudity in these pieces, in that the designs have the slightest of unblanced perspecitive or distorted ovoid shapes tilted against the picture plane. They are both charming and different from the work that we have come to know <i>did </i>make it on to certificates, notes and other related security engraved papers. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks again for another round. Thoroughly enjoyed seeing these![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="krispy, post: 1357018, member: 19065"]Very interesting pieces and with the background you painted, I'm curious about things like why Wellstood was so discontennected to an industry he was clearly a part of but unable to meet the demands and win the contracts working for. I wonder if there was more to his story, his personality, burnt bridges in the prior companies, personal politics or something more that kept him from finding sustainable work to remain in business. That owl is quite a looker, literally! And I wonder if there is a way to identify that cityscape in the last vignette, the cotton themed one. What cities may have looked like that in his era, bustling with smokestacks cranking out material textiles. There is a little bit of crudity in these pieces, in that the designs have the slightest of unblanced perspecitive or distorted ovoid shapes tilted against the picture plane. They are both charming and different from the work that we have come to know [I]did [/I]make it on to certificates, notes and other related security engraved papers. Thanks again for another round. Thoroughly enjoyed seeing these![/QUOTE]
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