 Motive Force
Bryan Larsen
I won't belabor Larsen's talent here, given the number of his works already on this site! But I had to post my other purchase. I will say that my favorite part of this painting (among many) is Dagny's hand on the blue-green rail. So much is contained there, and it clearly, beautifully says "mine." I also like the countryside behind, because it's no... (See the whole comment)
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 First Heat
Bryan Larsen
This painting obviously goes beyond "reference" to "a chapter out of" Atlas Shrugged. Maybe I'm wary of references because they're typically so worn out and pretentious. Well, Larsen unapologetically lifts a scene from Atlas, and *WOW*! I think it takes guts these days to venture beyond banal, bucholic landscapes to an industrial interior and be ab... (See the whole comment)
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 Heiress
Bryan Larsen
This work is a meeting of the great minds of history, each engaged in their chosen endeavors. From left to right, these are Leonardo Da Vinci, William Shakespeare, Michelangelo Buonarotti, Galileo Galilei, Thomas Edison, Nicolaus Copernicus, John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, Issac Newton, Thomas Aquinas, Aristotle and Ayn Rand. Aristotle is showing Ran... (See the whole comment)
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 Anchorage
Bryan Larsen
In the construction of a massive bridge, two of the engineers stand atop one of the supports, looking over the building process in its entire expanse. This painting presents an impression of elevation and upward expansion, as well as a domineering glance onto the water and the landscape, which, in the distance, is dotted by further noble products o... (See the whole comment)
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 Young Builder
Bryan Larsen
Bryan Larsen’s “Young Builder” is my favorite painting out of his collection thus far. It conveys the hope for the future that I see in the child’s inquisitive nature. The greatest potential for progress in our society is greatest in the minds of the children that we prepare for the future. The simple nuances of this painting are seen in the ref... (See the whole comment)
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 Heroes
Bryan Larsen
A father and son stand in the foreground, observing intently the launch of a rocket. The flames emitted from the spacecraft are depicted in their full brilliance, while the little boy holds his own model spacecraft close to him. The child evidently enjoys a rational parent who himself is fascinated with the progress of man and encourages his son to... (See the whole comment)
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 Born With Wings
Bryan Larsen
The pilot has landed her plane in an atypical location, a grassy field, but she confidently surveys the situation. She proudly glances upward and has already mastered her surroundings. She is evidently an expert flyer, not requiring landing strips to travel where she will. Larsen provides a two principal images of strength, the sleek, consistent te... (See the whole comment)
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 Composition
Bryan Larsen
Next to a wide window that opens to a magnificent city view sits a thinker with pencil in hand. He has a satisfied smirk on his face, indicating that he has reached a crucial insight or produced a work of immense value. The viewer is not aware of the man's precise profession, but in this fact may be contained the message that such an attitude and s... (See the whole comment)
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 Study for Among the Clouds
Bryan Larsen
This skyscraper is monumental, exceeding everything else by the majority of its height. It penetrates through the clouds and rises toward the stars, suggesting that Man's elevation is limited only by the extent of his initiative and exertion. This painting is a worthwhile vision of a future of ever-expanding human freedom and opportunity, and provi... (See the whole comment)
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 How Far We've Come
Bryan Larsen
I very much like this painting. Weightlessness definitely allows for a different composition than in a regular old Earth-bound scene. There is a sense of freedom and accomplishment in this painting, but this is interesting because it's a painting of the future with the title "How Far We've Come." So it seems very optimistic in that it's showing ... (See the whole comment)
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