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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