Illustration Friday - Smoke
Wistful
WISHES left on your lips
The mark of their wings.
Regrets fly kites in your eyes.
- Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967)
(an ancient charcoal and pastel drawing from a high school art class)
posted by carla at 8:12 PM
32 Comments:
would you like to paint my picture?
wonderful smokey drawing, and love the quote!
Regrets fly kites in your eyes... wow that's a good one. Wistful and smokey!!! The younger you was awesome!
This has a strong feel to it. The lines are emotional because of the different pressures used to create your strokes! ^_^
You really caught a smoke elemental here.
Very lovely and very evocative.
MD
Now THAT's beautiful!!!! Love that poem too.
That's a good one to post near Hallowe'en. It's kind of dark, moody and creepy.
Very mysterious and beautiful!
love the overall effect - very nice and good for you to be back drawing & writing, I'm sure it's missed you... laura tm
Gorgeous work as usual, Carla, and may I say that you have quite a diverse range of styles. Kudos, and keep at it! Very inspiring!
Best,
Mike
i like the mood this creats nice work
Beautiful!
"Thy talent bloom'd early"
Robert
Lovely, very interesting illo, a bit dark too, like it!
Really like this drawing and the Sandburg piece too! Stellar.
wow Carla...still beautiful...i'm back!!!
Cool Carla--thanks for digging through the archives for this one--it looks great!!
Wow, you have always bee cool! Have a good Sunday girl!
Very smoky indeed. You showed your talent so early!
Cool work! great!
Hi carla! this is really good. I love the word too :)
Oh wow! This is fantastic!! For some reason, I see a little DaVinci. Love it!
i agree with joy eliz, there is a smattering of DaVinci with this! glad to see your early work too, that is fun. i like the line quality here.
Remember the first time you used charcoal in art class? Wasn't it cool, and weird and real? Anyway, This is great, and even greater that you still have it. Thanks for all the thoughtful comments Carla.
Nice work, Carla!
Your talent bloomed very early, Carla. It's always a treat to see a mature artist's work when they were still in school.
You're supposed to smoke ciggies, not people!
I love that you chose a quote from a famous smoker. I can't picture Mr. Sandberg without his pipe. And, as always, I love seeing your older work!
nice drawing!
Fantastic piece! The prose fits perfectly as well!!
A smoky, cloudy, reflective portrait. There's something a touch Shaman-like about this figure - the technique is perfect for capturing the essence of the subject matter.
amazing work ~ as ever
words are very moving ~ Jude x
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