The Beautiful Game

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wow Wib, this is so beautiful, amazing and wonderful colours, love the liveliness of the painting :)

Posted by Maria Hughes on Sat 31 Oct 05:16:47

Nailed it in one goal Wib. Great statement, FIFA crap or not, just as we all learned wherever we were. I can remember 15 a side at the park with coats as goals.

Posted by Derek Snowdon on Sat 31 Oct 11:42:40

Wonderful painting Wib, great colours and dynamism in boys. Very well painted.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Sat 31 Oct 11:49:56

Very exciting and lovely picture.

Posted by Shirley May on Sat 31 Oct 12:12:18

Brilliant. Absolutely.

Posted by Michael Hanrahan on Sat 31 Oct 17:13:21

I would go as far as to say this is one of the key paintings of the new millenium. The arrangement of the boys is comparable i think to velasquez. A triumph.

Posted by Michael Hanrahan on Sat 31 Oct 17:18:53

Great sense of movement Wib and wonderful light - it's electric in every way.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Sat 31 Oct 17:40:23

This is such compelling viewing, vivid, full of tension, and so well painted. Superb, Wib. Nice to meet you...I lived in Guelph Ontario for 6 years in the late 50's, not so far away from where you are now.

Posted by Ruth Dolan on Sat 31 Oct 19:18:23

Beautiful colour and content Wib....the light you have caught in it is just fabulous giving the painting a surreal, luminous quality.

Posted by Chandra Ward on Sun 01 Nov 15:00:21

Thank you, Maria, Derek, Cesare and Shirley for your encouraging comments.

Posted by Wib Dawson on Fri 06 Nov 21:43:32

Thanks Michael, although I'm certain I'm not in the same pitch as Velasquez. Also thank you Marjorie and Ruth - yes, Ruth, London is a little over 100 kms from Guelph - a beautiful city. Thank you also, Chandra, for your comment on light - I was hoping that I could catch some of that luminous quality you mentioned.

Posted by Wib Dawson on Fri 06 Nov 21:49:43

Hang on Studio Wall

30/10/2015

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As a Canadian, my mother tongue sport is, of course, hockey. Only in recent times have I begun to appreciate “The Beautiful Game” – soccer here in North America but football almost everywhere else. I recently took a course on the history of football and learned about the great work of FIFA despite the shenanigans of some of its top leadership. What impressed me most was its work among kids in poor neighbourhoods on every continent – aid in social programs, education as well as sport. In part, it was my inspiration for this painting of some street kids honing their skills in a make-up game – perhaps dreaming of something greater.

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Wib Dawson

For as long as I can remember I've had a passion for creating images through both photography and painting. In recent years, I’ve been especially drawn toward digital painting and have marveled at how closely the technology can now emulate traditional painting media. I particularly enjoy creating…

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