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| 9" x 12" pencil on charcoal and pastel coloured paper |
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| 9" x 12" pencil on charcoal and pastel coloured paper |
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9" x 12" pencil on charcoal and pastel coloured paper
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These three were created around the same time, back in 2003, for an art show. Just like photographs, they're very nostalgic to look at. But, another layer of nostalgia is brought to the surface remembering some of the lines it took to get to the finished piece. We see shadows, light and dark lines, dark shades, soft surfaces. While a photograph is taken in an instant, the relationship that ensues as a result of this intimate connection with lines and shapes, that make what we call 'objects', brings back, for me, a more innocent time...when we were all much younger...I can see that in the hands here and the faces above.
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| 8" x 9.5" on paper |
I can't recall when this was done - perhaps, when I was 16 or 17 years of age. This is my younger brother; we are nine years apart. It doesn't matter how much time goes by and it's kind of silly to admit but upon looking at this after so much time, I realize this is still how I see him! Except he's almost 40!! In any case, I remember when I drew this, how it felt to make sure I got the lines and shadows just right...
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