Bound for Glory (124)

Description

Original oil painting. Painted in Sparks, Nevada – 1986. The focus on this subject was the water. This would unknowingly be one of Montyne's last commissions. The artists' stepson Tony Evans asked Montyne to create this work in his home. This is one of Montyne's themes, if not his passion, belief, and artistic principals. The Spanish Galleon, a former large 3 or 4 masted ship, developed during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, as a merchant vessel for commerce and war was the subject chosen by the artist. The Spanish Galleon resembled those of the oared galley; and they were built with emphasis on beauty. The colorful sails and detail to the haul made a Spanish Galleon very recognizable. Montyne completed this work in three days, as he was known for his promptness and ability to create works of art in record time. The two aspects Montyne concentrated on for this work was experience and a record of the past. Montyne wanted the viewer to feel the power, drama, and beauty of the Spanish Galleon, and at the same time, through the pure form – in the visual arts – the relationships among the colour, lines, and masses in space. But, truly it is the water in this work that is amazing. Montyne placed the Galleon on the crest of a wave, as the vessel was ‘Bound for Glory’. Through the water the viewer can see the haul of the ship, it is overcome by the power of nature. In Bound for Glory we see how man creates wonderful massive works of both necessity and beauty, and yet is still humbled by the forces of nature – or the hands of God…