I did some drawings awhile back based on various musical forms, using people and fruits or vegetables to express something about the particular musical form I was illustrating. So, I got a lot of blank stares, but am finally finding some people who understand them, which is as fantastic as it is scary. This piece is called Dirge, which is a sort of funeral march. It contains a fairly grumpy woman and a slice of a blood orange. I felt in my mind that she was rather ticked off that her husband of 52 years had left at a most inopportune time, as he often did, although this time permanently. I believe she was still berating him on the way home from the graveside.
To all things there is a limit.
Friday, February 17, 2006
Illustration Friday: Song, Part I
I did some drawings awhile back based on various musical forms, using people and fruits or vegetables to express something about the particular musical form I was illustrating. So, I got a lot of blank stares, but am finally finding some people who understand them, which is as fantastic as it is scary. This piece is called Dirge, which is a sort of funeral march. It contains a fairly grumpy woman and a slice of a blood orange. I felt in my mind that she was rather ticked off that her husband of 52 years had left at a most inopportune time, as he often did, although this time permanently. I believe she was still berating him on the way home from the graveside.
To all things there is a limit.
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Extremeley creative ... the image is very professional - love it! Great combination of textures!
Way cool, great juxtaposition. Can most definitely see where you are coming from with this piece and the series.
amazing. i like that she is in b&w and the slice is in color. very nice work.
I love how she's off-center. I feel like the joke is on her, and we're in on the joke, tho I'm not sure what the joke was.
lovely illustration!
She hadn't planned it that way. It was most inconsiderate of him to... to ...
But consideration for the feelings of others was never his strong suit. He was quite anti-social, really.
Best regards, Neil
She looks like she's seething,if you pricked her with a pin,would she have felt it. the blood orange does her emotional state justice I think.
Oh this is a very interesting and great painting...I'd say that you have a very interesting approach to the topic this week!
link to the auction of this piece - http://cgi.ebay.com/DIRGE-a-drawing-on-musical-themes_W0QQitemZ7344610215QQcategoryZ20158QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
Thanks to everyone for the encouraging remarks on my work.
What a wonderful creative spark; wonderful outome; love the simplicity and the detail all rolled into one.
The illustration is stunning.
The connection... I must be dense, but, who's singing? Or, where's the song? Blood Orange Dirge played by the Citric Acid Pipers?
:)
MjM
Very arrresting image, challenging concept, excellent rendering!
Nat you floor me. Really. :0
very nice! the shimmer on her fur coat looks perfect.
I love this piece! The color and then lack of is perfect. Wow - I can not stop looking at it.
Very nice! I love the contrast between the black and white drawing of the woman, and the vivid orange/reds of the blood orange.
Wow. You drew my grandmother in law. She was a scarey scarey lady.
Amazing drawing!
It's so cool to read the meanings behind your work (I've been admiring this series of yours for a long time!) Beautiful, beautiful drawing!
This is a really cool concept - and you piece is fantastic! I combination of rich, vivid color and the B&W pencil is striking. Very nice - do you have more?
There are always more, more, more! Follow a link to my ebay auctions or my eBay store. You will find scads of art waiting for adoption.
Hey, Natalie. These are awesome. Especially love the "Rainy days" and the the chick with the spoon halo. You've got to be the most prolific artist I know. I'm going to sign up for the illustration friday, but I have no idea how you find the time...
Todd
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