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The Source by the Sea with Familiars (2022) Drawing by Edwin Loftus

Pastel on Cardboard, 17x11 in
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  • Pastel on Cardboard
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    Dimensions of the work alone, without framing: Height 17in, Width 11in
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"The Source", often called "The Spring" (as in where water emerges from the ground), is a traditional theme in art, commonly depicted as a nude young female emptying water onto the ground. She is the 'source of life' and the layers of overlapping meaning to this are part of the interest. She is a spirit of life-giving water flowing onto and sustaining [...]
"The Source", often called "The Spring" (as in where water emerges from the ground), is a traditional theme in art, commonly depicted as a nude young female emptying water onto the ground. She is the 'source of life' and the layers of overlapping meaning to this are part of the interest. She is a spirit of life-giving water flowing onto and sustaining the life that dwells on Earth. She is also a nude human female that attracts a mate with her beauty and from their coupling comes human life, the continuation of our extended life as humans and the source from which we all spring forth.
She is an homage to God or nature's gods for having provided us this glorious garden to live in and the food and water, the makings of shelter and covering when it's cold and shade when the sun is hot.
She is a recognition of the importance of water in our lives, that collects and falls on us all, rich and poor, man and woman, kind and cruel, wise and foolish without discrimination, without price, and barely any effort.
She is the kind and benevolent side of water which, like all things of Earth, can be benevolent, but can also be malevolent, particularly if we take it for granted or give its signs too little heed. She does not hand us a glass of water, she pours it onto the ground, and it is up to us to understand this gift, to use it well, and not be destroyed by it.
This is typical of those representational works of art that in past times were considered, "High Art."
you can see the painting, drawing, sculpture, etcetera, but not yet have seen the Art. That is an abstraction of life, a conceptual construct that tests and educates those who give it their attention. And you need not be a scholar from a wealthy family
to understand this art. You only need to ask, "Why does this exist?" and "Why is it as it is and not some other way?"
Of course, in answering those questions, you open up new and broader and/or deeper lines of inquiry ... Or you just see pigment on paper ... or you just see a naked girl spilling water ... or ...?
And that isn't all. What is present besides the woman and jug of water? Why are they in this image? Why are they as they are and not some other way? Why are they here with, 'The Source'? ...? ...? and ? Answer all of these questions and you'll know why she is smiling.

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Edwin Loftus is an American painter and draftsman born in 1951. His interest in art began at the age of 4 when he decided to draw something real rather than working from his imagination. . As a child he excelled [...]

Edwin Loftus is an American painter and draftsman born in 1951. His interest in art began at the age of 4 when he decided to draw something real rather than working from his imagination. 

As a child he excelled at drawing and as a teenager he began to experiment with oil painting. In college, he took courses in art and art history and realized that true art had nothing to do with the quality of the drawing or painting, but that it had to have the ambition to push the boundaries and expand the visual experience. 

He also studied philosophy, psychology and history and quickly realized that it was just another art establishment trying to defend its elitist industry and reward system. Their skills were almost non-existent, they knew nothing about psychology, perception or stimulus response, and they were extensions of the belief system that made communism, fascism and other forms of totalitarianism such destructive forces in the world. They literally believe that art shouldn't be available to ordinary human beings, but only to an elite "sophisticated" enough to understand it. 

Edwin Loftus realized that the emperors of art had no clothes, but they were still the emperors. Gifted in art, he worked hard to acquire this skill. So he found other ways to make a living and sold a few artworks from time to time. For sixty years, many people enjoyed his works and some collected them. 

Today, Edwin Loftus is retired. Even if he sold all his paintings for the price he asked, "artist" would be the lowest paid job he ever had... but that's the way it is.  It won't matter to him after he dies. He just hopes that some people will like what he does enough to enjoy it in the future. 

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