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Frank Forrestall - Artist
Приєднався 2 жов 2006
Surrealist painter creating imagery inspired by world mythology and mysticism. Frank's figurative work melds elements of Surrealism, Classical and Pop Art. His work is informed by his struggle in recovering from personal mental health crisis. In 2016 Frank ended his 20 year career as a Visual Effects and Animation Artist and began to pursue his painting full time. Rife with symbolism drawn from world mythology, folklore, mysticism and pop-culture, Frank's paintings emerge as deeply personal essays drawing parallels between individual mental health and broader social mores. His work functions as a form of catharsis, as much for himself as the viewer.
Who is this guy?
Seville, Spain 2020; I found this guy busking at Plaza de España. He was selling a CD. I so regret not buying one.
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Відео
"Ship of Eunuchs" Time-lapse Painting
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"Ship of Eunuchs" 2023 18" x 24" acrylic on board The title is a reference to a strange chapter in world history that was playing through my mind as I painted. Once upon a time in a distant empire there was an administrative class eunuch servants who seized control of the royal palace and held the family hostage through the second half of their dynasty. The wiley administrators played kingmaker...
Upcycled Rug Painting
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Someone gave me a scrap of old white carpet. Using some mis-tint paints, tape and plastic toys I turned it into a pretty spectacular looking throw rug!
Tom Forrestall - Sketchbooks 2011 to 2022
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My Dad - Canadian Artist Tom Forrestall - is an amazingly prolific sketchbooker. Everything from personal appointments and correspondences to large studio paintings find their naissance in the pages of his books. Day and night he catalogues every idea that occurs to him. His paintings are often preceded by exhaustive sketches and analysis of their shape and subjects; writings on his musings abo...
Fairy Folio: The Grogoch
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Here is the second fairy featured in the Fairy Folio; the sad story of the hard-working Grogoch. This version shows how I was planning to "uprez" and enhance the original standard-definition video with fresh visual effects. While the animation of the original has it's awkward charm, I see the roughness and have always wanted the chance to go back and fix it Lucas-style. Who knows, maybe I shoul...
Stylite's Dream - Time-Lapse Painting
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"Stylite's Dream" was probably the most important painting I did during 2020 pandemic lockdown. An intense reflection on the nature of contemporary connections and the value of self-discovery and spiritual growth through isolation. I imagine that many of us felt like the Stylites of the ancient world isolated from the rest of society, so close and yet so far from the rest of the humanity. Many ...
Fairy Folio: A Field Guide to the Faerie
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I"m a working Artist and one day hope to return to producing documentaries like this! Please consider supporting my work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/frankforrestall This is a TV special that I Produced/Directed way back in 2001. It's narrated by Canadian icon Gordon Pincent and features the talented work of many Nova Scotia Artists and Animators. It's been sitting dusty on a shelf for nearly tw...
Sacred Motes: Online Gallery Exhibit
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Sacred Motes An online Gallery Exhibit featuring 14 small works completed throughout 2020. Sketches and studies for larger paintings and ongoing creative explorations. Please contact me directly for sales and shipping details. “Death & the Maiden” 2020 [16” x 20”] - $450 “Branches” 2020 [12” x 12”] - $250 “December Vision” 2020 [12” x 12”] - $250 “Final Breath” 2020 [15” x 22”] - $350 “Mercurio...
For the Love of Fate - The Art of Frank Forrestall - Episode 1
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For the Love of Fate - The Art of Frank Forrestall - Episode 1
The Irish humor in this is phenomenal.
4:57 "Even tending to the family pet." 5:01 **Punts cat.**
❤ Thanks for sharing this walk through the gallery and the glimpse of art. I would love to linger and have more time to enjoy the many different fabulous pictures ❤ Much appreciated ❤
A gift for the betterment of our lives with his own unique soul's purpose and the ability to live creativity and freely with love and harmony in enthusiasm and joy ❤
I don’t know but he got it going on 💓
I'm curious to know how golden rings play into all of this. Promise rings and such. Reeeeeee... Banshees would say that
هاي شجرة الزقوم طلعها كرؤوس الشياطين
هذا مثير للاهتمام! لم أسمع عن شجرة الزقوم من قبل. شكراً لتعليقك!
Truly wonderful.
Thank you :)
This is beautiful ❤ I absolutely loved this documentary. Good work!
Thank you :-)
Beautiful. I absolutely adored the narration and artwork of this wonderful fairy documentary.
Thank you :-) the narration was by the late great Gordon Pinsent.
Sorry to whom ever made this video but you have so so so much wrong that its pointless to watch. To anyone who got to the time stamp 8:01 at least (cuz I couldn't continue with this video past then) Brownies were NEVER house goblins period. Brownies are one of the most mean, ill tempered of the Fae and should be seen as vicious, they bit, they will swarm if you are alone and they are fast. They can climb, jump, run and disappear faster than you can say "oh shit!" If the rare case finds you in an area with lots of moss, rocks with deep sections below them, old old trees and quite filled with things like pine needles, and little piles of snail shells but no snails just turn and leave the way you came. There is never just one or two, that is all you might have spotted out of the corner of your eye but in truth there are 50 or more. Just get away from that area all together; trust me there are other trails and woods and better memories just not there. Love you beautiful people ❤
I made this and I researched the topic for years before going into production. The screenwriter took some liberties with the Tuatha de Danann narrative and the story with the redcap is pretty much made up (because there were no documented accounts of a redcap encounter) but otherwise it's easy to find citations for everything else, especially the brownie which is so well documented by Scottish folklorists. I don't know where you're getting your information but it's not from documented academic folklore.
I just found your site and am so happy I have. I learned a lot and look forward to watching your other videos. I was wondering if you knew what agreement was made by the English Faeries after some battle in which they divided the country into specific zones in which certain types were welcome and certain fairy folk were prohibited. I read about it somewhere but can only remember it had something to do with Sussex and Devon (Dorset?). I'm a Yank whose only knowledge of British fairies comes mostly from Arthur Rackham, Spencer, Shakespeare, and Tolkien. Aside from the brownies & banshees, I was under a lot of misconceptions. For instance, I thought for sure that an iron knife or horseshoe would get rid of a goblin or red cap. Thanks for the heads up. BTW, I read Gaiman's book about American Gods last summer and learned about putting out milk for brownies but I'm so glad you warned us not to overdo with the gratitude. 😉
Thank you so much! I hadn't heard of that dividing up of the country before.
Very Nice ❤️ 💕 ❤️ 💕 ❤️
Love this video! I’ve got a question :) I’m trying to research Puck/Robin Goodfellow, (playing him in midsummernightsdream this summer), but I can’t figure out if he’s a sort of brownie or much more like a Pooka. I saw his name Robin Goodfellow slide across the screen in the intro for the brownie, but I know his other name, Puck, is derived from the words Pooka. So what exactly is he? This question is mostly because I’m curious haha So if anyone knows anything, please let me know! <3
Congrats on landing the role! He's an enigmatic character for sure. I remember the conversation I had with myself deciding if Robin Goodfellow should be associated with the Brownie. I finally decided to put it there because in the early description of Puck in the play it suggests that he does come at night to help people with chores. It's hard to know what was in the bard's mind when he created that character; he may simply have been appropriating and merging the different folk beliefs into a single being but he does tap into the sense of the Faerie being mercurial in spirit. I think it's interesting that JRR Tolkien expressed some resentment in how Shakespeare represented Faerie as small and childish - and in seeming push-back - portrayed his Elves as higher, wiser more angelic than humans. He drew more from ancient Celtic Mythology than from English folklore. If I had to speculate on what Puck is in the play I'd say he's an ancient nature spirit, once revered mighty and powerful, now reduced to a diminutive helper; his bottled-up identity crisis makes him an unpredictable trickster and a little frightening (also in his description). Diminutive helper though he is, somewhere deep inside he still sees himself as a powerful force of nature, wild and untameable.
@@frankforrestall wait, wow that actually helps a lot, I really appreciate this! The identity crisis might explain more than I first thought to ask about hahah I will definitely be keeping this in mind during character studies!
@@dean0481 Glad I could help :) Let me know how it goes!
❤Congratulations on the arrival of the prints. How utterly wonderful to have such great quality of your original work in a way that is sellable and easily accessible. ❤
Thanks for your time given and the magnificence of the display of artistry in your video. ❤ It is always a blessing to see the beautiful work you create. ❤
Incredible!
Thank you :)
delightful
I thought selkies were the seal people and merrow had like combs or hats they needed to return to the sea.
Excellent graphic details are presented here on the different Fairy... with the amazing narrative bringing to life the storytelling..! Thanks... Yes we may possibly have seen and filmed in action the Fairy.. 😎❤🧚♀🧚🧚♂
Love it! As I did your work at the group show in Tatamagouche. Left me rather speechless.
Thank you :) I'm glad it resonated with you
What's the difference between a Bocan and a Clurichan?
There's not a lot of distinction between them when it comes to temperament; it's more of a national distinction. Bocan (Bochan) are Scottish while Clurichan are Irish. Clurichan is sometimes believed to be a Leprechaun on a drinking spree! I used Bocan in this documentary because they have been mentioned as a kind of fairy that came to the North America with Scottish immigrants. Where I'm from in Nova Scotia (New Scotland) I'm more likely to meet a Bocan than a Clurichan :D
Ah, gotcha. Thank you.@@frankforrestall
Thanks for posting this process piece - fantastic work!
Very fun and entertaining! Thank you!
Great work with this, Frank!
Fairies love gifts, they wont burn down your barn lol
In 1886 when Yeats was just 20 he wrote this poem while visiting Glencar Lake (Lock Ghleann A’ Chairthe) which is located north of Sligo in County Leitrim. Fed by Glencar Waterfall, it remains pristine and full of brown trout to this day. There are also remains of two early crannogs (man-made) island forts. In the 6th century, Saint Osnat, the sister of Saint Molaise of Devenish, founded a church here. “Ghlean A’ Charthe” is Irish for “valley of the rock”. This may have referred to a much older megalithic structure located near where the church of St. Osnat was first built.
The site of much fairy lore no doubt :)
After so many years I finally found the videos about these creatures again!!!❤❤❤
Glad you've been reunited :) I've had that reaction from a few people. Did you know it from CTV or UA-cam?
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✨JUST AWESOME ✨
✨🍂✨ Awesome imagination on can have ✨🍂✨ Your work is Hauntingly Beautiful ✨🍂✨❤
Thank you :) More to see on my instagram: @frankforrestall
✨🍂 AWESOME TALENT 🍂✨
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such creepy animations
12:00 The Marrow is the subject of one of my favorite movies, The Secret of Roan Inish.
I've seen that one! It's a lovely film :)
@@frankforrestall I saw it in a theater with my ex wife, not a single dry eye in the audience by the end.
This is an outstanding documentary. A brilliant look at fairies, wee folk and the Fey that inhabit our world!
Thank you kindly :) I'm glad you enjoyed it
This is only the first half, correct? Do you have access to/think you'll ever put up the second Unseelie Court half?
It’s amusing how humans have to walk on eggshells and be overly cautious in order to appease fairies and other spirit beings because of how particular and temperamental they can be. But there’s never any stories of spirits needing to alter their behavior as to not displease a human.
I enjoyed this documentary very much, I absolutely love fae lore. I would love to see more like this, especially folklore or fairytale, myths and legends 😊
I grew a small garden in a place where people were not aware of its existence in a vacant lot in a city. It was obscured by a large fallen tree and blackberry brambles. I created a tiny sanctuary for all of the birds and insects and my own pleasure. I was amazed by the quick and fleeting appearance of a little man who wore a suit of green and brown and wore a Red Cap. He was gone as fast as he appeared. Never a single sound. I felt so blessed with him visiting my secret piece of paradise. He had a Grey beard and bushy eye brows. He was always serious and surprised me. He was not anything like the Red Cap in the video. More like a elfin character.
It's sometimes believed that a red hat signified a solitary fairy but they weren't always as ill-tempered as the Redcap.
@@frankforrestall That is exactly what I experienced. I only had the pleasure of his visiting my hidden garden sanctuary. I never felt any harm or hostility. He did appear quickly and quickly he was gone. He didn't disappear, he jumped into the brambles and was out of sight. I also had a strange meeting with a group of tiny little creatures who were in a bush on an island 🏝 😳 🤔, I didn't get a look at them, I think they were the size of insects. They were very vocal and giggling and making noises of glee and spontaneous delight and happiness. The Bush was isolated and moving with their moving around in the density of the branches. There was no wind or any one on the island but me. I returned the next day and all was still and silent. I have more odd experiences 😕 I feel very fortunate. Thanks for your comment and I love the many different ways you create your artistic style 👌. The heart of your soul is evident.
@@parry3231can i ask which island? Thanks
@@donaldbarton6701 Donald, It wasn't on an Island It was in a heavily populated city. But it was a large vacant lot that was not easily accessible for walking and entering into. The fallen trees and the overgrowth of blackberry brambles and other types of obstructions kept people from exploring. I did live on a deserted island in the Gulf of Mexico. Off Big Coppet Key in the lower Keys near Key West. It was called Snipe Point. I experienced quite a few extremely magical things in my time there.10 miles away from civilization and no fresh water or any shelter. It is a very interesting experience for me in survival mode. I had to lick the dew from the leaves of the mangroves every morning early enough to get my daily fill of water. So many different things happened in this place of isolation and scarcity. Life is a very magnificent experience for the pure essence of life with adventurous delight and joy. The island in my experience with the giggles from the bush was in the Florida Keys too. It didn't have a name and was not a accessible except at low tide by swimming to it. It was in the Gulf of Mexico near Sugarloaf Key .I was living at the 7 mile marker at a place known as the Submarine Pits. This was in the 1970s. It may be quite different now.
@@parry3231 i do miss the gulf. Thank you for talking with me about it. I've seen one thing in the Pacific Northwest that the only thing i can think it looked like was 2 fairies. I was at an isolated creek and when i walked around a bush and there was a tree with a branch about 5 feet off the ground that grew to the right, when i came around the bush i saw 2 tiny figures ( maybe 2 or 3 inches tall) that were sitting on the branch right over the water instantly jump and dive into the water. There may have been a distance of 6 feet between me and the figues when it happened
The grograth story left a tear in my eye...
Lol at the “preponderance of short people at AA meetings.”
I'm sorry but.... this was pretty awful. Aside from all of the christian drivel being thrown into a subject that predates the introduction of christianity in the region by hundreds of years it was just bad. The are style was... not good. The sound effects were bloody awful. If you are going to make a video about the subject matter then you really aught to do it some justice.
Gee, the Fae folk around here seem quite nice. (Statesboro, Georgia USA.)
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Happened on this video, and 45min later you have a new subscriber.
This is so fun. The grandfatherly voice certainly adds to it. Love the crow sounds too.
Thank you :-) that's the voice of the great Gordon Pincent
I've watched this series somewhere else within UA-cam years ago as a kid. The artstyle and the storytelling was quite captivating for me, as if to represent a culture of some sort. And until now, I was actually looking for this video/s again for months! So, thank you...
Thank you!! :-) I've had so many comments like this. People who had seen it on TV or UA-cam when they were young and now discovering it again. It makes me feel as though my 20 years working in film wasn't a total waste of time.
@@frankforrestallI think what makes any form of art truly worth it is to see if time itself will favor the hardwork and patience that creators like you put in them. And it worked for you, fortunately! Now, I also wish for the same to happen to me and the music I make, one day...
I’m in the south western part of Virginia and I have seen 3 different Bigfoot, caught a Dogman in a photo and other Beings I can’t explain.... Now over the last couple of weeks I have caught Fairies in my “Live” photos!!! I couldn’t believe it and there’s no other explanation or anything that I am aware of that these little Beings are 😳 I’m astounded at the things I have seen over the last 5 years......
It runs in your family....Tom most definitely had a great impact on your own life with the flow of creativity. Thanks for sharing this with us all. Fascinating stuff whizzing by ...
Keep up the way that you are able to make the physical artwork from your own unique heart's knowledge and your mind's eye. Thanks for your ability to make the mystical and the environment to merge and to mesmerize. It is so very captivating. You are a blessing to me and I am very grateful for your creativity and your generosity.