illustration friday: i spy...
"i spy..." for illustration friday. ink and charcoal on paper.
date begun: 24th march, 2007.
date completed: 25th march, 2007.
artists' comments: when i began this one, i really wasn't impressed. truth be told, i wasn't so inspired by the subject this time around. however, i eventually settled on an image similar to the infamous 'eye impalement' scene from lucio fulci's zombie. once i finished, i was more pleased with the final product.
i started the piece while sitting at the box office at a rock show on saturday night. the picture totally doesn't mesh well with the music that was played that evening...!
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illustration friday: total
"total" for illustration friday. pen and charcoal on paper.
date begun: 21 march, 2007.
date completed: 21 march, 2007.
artist comments: eh, I should have left out the charcoal. this is another 'workplace scan,' but i attempted a different method this time. i scanned it as a pdf, took a screen shot, cropped it, and finally saved it as a png file. i really wish i had more time to do a decent scan every once in a while. i looked at my own hand for modeling in this one, twisting my left hand around so i could look at it at the proper angle. i totally winged the face, though. notice the lack of eyelashes? generally speaking, i usually create less negative pictures if i draw during the daytime, or over several days. this one was completed in less than an hour last night.
regarding the subject matter: i attended a city council meeting last night, where representatives from the police department talked about gang violence in baltimore, and showed various images of gangs and their signs, tags, and such. i had an idea for this piece, but it was changed a little bit when i came home from the meeting and i couldn't fall asleep right away even though i was physically tired.
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illustration friday: communication
"communication," by sycla. charcoal and ink on paper.
date begun: 7 march, 2007
date completed: 17 march, 2007
artist comments: sorry the cropping is a bit off. but anyway, i'm very happy with the combination of charcoal and ink these days. there's a lot more depth and tone to the last two pieces i've completed when compared to most of the other ones. and i can still stipple...!
regarding the subject matter: i bought flowers for someone a couple weeks ago; it was the first time since i can remember that i'd actually bought them (maybe the last person i'd bought them for was my mother). they were very well-received, so i recommend it to everyone. that, and mail art. but buying flowers was originally the inspiration for this one, because even though there may not be a card packed along with them, it's pretty clear that you mean good, positive vibes for someone when you give them fresh flowers. also, the night i finally started this piece, i used some actual flowers as a model for the ones i drew; the performer at the space that night received a flower delivery that evening, and i drew them while at the box office desk.
...and yeah, i know "communication" is like three weeks late. i've been working on a grant proposal. literally nothing else was done until the proposal went in the post.
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