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That Was What He Did Art Print
by William Fields
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That Was What He Did art print by William Fields. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Granddaddy had a shop where he could make almost anything you could think of. It was where he kept his drills and hacksaws and boxes of bolts and... more
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Artist's Description
Granddaddy had a shop where he could make almost anything you could think of. It was where he kept his drills and hacksaws and boxes of bolts and gears. It was out back just past the well and it sat beside the chicken coop. He’d go there to make a part for the pump or fix something on his old truck. He said that thing was held together with baling wire and that was a truth. Granddaddy was resourceful because there wasn’t much money to buy things and there weren’t many places where you could buy something even if you did have the money. So he cut and shaped and made a thing from a piece of something else.
Granddaddy is gone now and we miss him. I walked out to where we lived the other day. Everything is broken and falling down. Granddaddy would have fixed those things too. That was how we lived and that was what he did.
That Was What He Did is a snippet of imagining that gave this picture a title by William Fields
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About William Fields
William Fields, Artist Two Soaring Hearts, LLC www.william-fields.artistwebsites.com P.O. Box 293 Hermann, MO 65041 phone: 573.486.5252 or 314.578.5767 http://www.williamfieldsartphoto.com/develop/ Art is my passion. I try to put everything I have learned from every great teacher and through every mistake I have made into each and every piece with as much passion as I have for art and for life itself. Artists have been accused of being self aggrandizing, long winded, name droppers. I hate it when the critics get it right! In an attempt to diffuse those kinds of accusations, regardless of how accurate they may be, I am writing this statement today. Each picture I make begins with a germ of an idea. I visualize how I...
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Dianne Lacourciere
Wonderful capture of this dilapidated cabin William~ Enjoy your images~f/v
William Fields replied:
Thank you for your kind comments and support Dianne. It means a lot to me.
Joan Carroll
Visiting from CFC PIF. Voted already, G+ today
William Fields replied:
Thanks Joan, appreciate your support so much. Thank you , thank you
Pedro L Gili
A beautiful image and a nice sideways description, William! A great shot and processing! g+ T L vtd. 22
William Fields replied:
Thanks again Pedro, you're most kind
Robin EL-Hachem
This is just cool :) The story, made up or not, goes well with it and adds character.
William Fields replied:
Thanks very much Robin
William Fields replied:
Thanks very much Robin
Joan Carroll
nicely done, and a lovely story to go along with it. v
William Fields replied:
Thanks Joan, glad you liked it and thanks for sharing it with others!
Norma Brock
It's difficult to pick a favorite among your photo's and art work William. The creativity, composition and "Authenticity" of your Great American work is truly "Unique".. Each is like a sculpture, just screaming for an owner.. Charlie.. Fav, vote10, g+1
William Fields replied:
Charlie, you've overwhelmed me with your very kind words. I can't thank you enough. I'm going to tell my wife about this.
Kate Brown
Nice work! v
William Fields replied:
Thank you Kate!
Bob Hislop
cool image, great hdr. v.
William Fields replied:
Thanks Bob
Cheri Randolph
William, Perhaps because you found a willing ear. The more we talk about them, the more bits of them continue to live on. I hope that somehow your friend will be able to save the cabin - just read your comment above.
Cheri Randolph
William, What a nice story to accompany this rustic and crumbling building! Grandaddy would be pleased at the way that you have presented him, but I think he would be shaking his head about the state of things in the shop. I like your musings and your photograph. v
William Fields replied:
Thanks Cheri, we called my grandfather Nonno or Grampa. The story is completely imagined. My Nonno was a locksmith and pretty handy but he lived in an industrial city. My other grandfather was a steel worker when he was young and later went to work for Union Carbide at some kind of factory job. This might be my great grandfather Elijah who was half Cherokee or my Nonno's father who's name I don't even know. He would have been a farmer in Italy. I bet you weren't expecting all this family tree stuff; ) I sure don't know why I'm blabbing it.
Ernest Principato
Love this rustic image!! places like this have so much history!! love your description! you are a great story teller! v/f
William Fields replied:
Thanks Ernest!! This old shack is a part of a larger property that includes an historic log cabin. The whole thing will be bulldozed to make way for a farm pond two weeks from now. A good friend of mine who is a preservationist carpenter is trying to save the main building, the 17x34 log cabin. She doesn't have much money and in the end, these things do take money. I've been trying to find someone with an idea about how to save the building from the dozer. It would be a sin to lose it. Thanks for your compliment on the story. The stories are there in the land, the buildings and the things people leave behind. It's just a matter of listening and they'll tell you their own stories. I just write them down.