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3 on ZeroPencil on hot press water color paper
30” x 22”
Although tightly observed shards of three broken light bulbs scattered on a metal ring, the whole composition and focus of this drawing is a nod to my love of abstraction. Even the category I am submitting in is abstraction although it’s a still-life as well.
Two of the bulbs had a white powder in them, when they shatter the white powder scratches off in strange and wonderful patterns. One of the bulbs was clear; it was quite a test to draw the complex transparencies of hundreds of shards with their distortion and complex values. My main challenge was dealing with the extreme low angle of light and shadow. I set this up on the floor of my studio and worked from a combination of photos and the real pieces of glass. It certainly took much longer then expected but what else is new. Now it’s off to a rare commission…
Thanks for looking
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Comments: 290
Nazaxprime [2012-01-29 13:58:14 +0000 UTC]
Bravo, well done, and congratulations on completing the piece.
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saboos-taboos [2011-11-19 13:02:48 +0000 UTC]
this is a drawing???
holy f@$k .. you're really good!
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SaphiraZarroc [2011-11-17 23:50:35 +0000 UTC]
Aw damn. I had to look really hard, and even then I still had trouble believing this wasn't a photo. You sir, and extremely talented!
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Eordwyn [2011-01-16 20:04:44 +0000 UTC]
Drawn??? Foto-realistic is too weak for this picture.
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artictik [2010-12-03 23:37:16 +0000 UTC]
brilliant !! and i appreciate that you wrote explanation too
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MBKKR [2010-04-14 08:38:02 +0000 UTC]
As i like this very much i featured it here [link]
If you want it removed please tell me.
Thank you.
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Dermondo [2010-02-05 17:09:01 +0000 UTC]
I can't believe you made that... Looks like a photo!
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veronique72 [2009-12-14 14:13:38 +0000 UTC]
wow!!! realist skills, mad skills, serious talent
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grafix-maus [2009-11-03 01:14:11 +0000 UTC]
wow, I thought it was a photograph until i noticed the category
truly amazing
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ChristopherJStafford [2009-10-26 02:35:47 +0000 UTC]
i wish to someday become this great at drawing
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enchanted-black-rose [2009-10-26 01:24:30 +0000 UTC]
I'm still having trouble believing that this is a drawing! It's simply marvelous.
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slownsilent [2009-10-25 05:56:06 +0000 UTC]
Truly a masterful work. Congrats on this recognition awarded to you. Well deserved. Continue on your great success.
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1nimra In reply to slownsilent [2009-10-25 18:05:58 +0000 UTC]
thank you for the good words!
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achromatic-cycle [2009-10-25 05:04:14 +0000 UTC]
Very beautiful and excellent composition. Reminds me of something Duchamp would do.
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technochroma [2009-10-25 04:43:17 +0000 UTC]
This is great technical skill, incredible eye for layout/how light and shadow and broken glass may fall. Congratulations, it is well deserved.
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Gratte-Ciel [2009-10-25 04:28:47 +0000 UTC]
damn. this isn't 3D? i thought this was actual shards of glass on paper! stunning(:
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x-De3pWaTer-x [2009-10-25 03:32:27 +0000 UTC]
This so looked like a photo at first.
Beautiful
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tanja-z [2009-10-25 02:14:22 +0000 UTC]
wooow amaziiing at first i thought it was a photo...
Really cool!
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ever-little-princess [2009-10-25 00:41:45 +0000 UTC]
.jesuschristandholyspirit,it looks almost like photo!.genius!!
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t3hsilentone [2009-10-25 00:40:44 +0000 UTC]
Looked like a photograph, nice in-depth detail there.
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1401604 [2009-10-24 21:33:06 +0000 UTC]
wow, this took me a while to realize it was a drawing.
phenomenal!
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