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This is a color pencil drawing that I did back in 2004. The piece is 12" x 18". This is more of a "conceptual" category drawing rather than "still life", but DA didn't have that choice. It is conceptual because of the symbolism, it didn't actually sit on the table for a couple months while I drew it. I took a lot of pictures, and let things mold so I could take progressive shots and apply them to my drawing.

The theme surrounds my experiences with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, cancer. I went through 8 months of chemo (ABVD) and two months of radiation. I have been cancer free since Jan. 18, 2002.

The fruit is about regeneration; from sourly ripe to moldy drivel. The butterfly runs in harmony with a similiar theme: birth and rebirth. The bonsai, which is fairly big now (In real life... would like to do another drawing showing it's size now) signifies wisdom and God... and the growth of such. As for the wood base, I've always liked natural materials, but it's interesting to note how the base is very tense and then begins to open up in the middle with the sky, and how much easier life seems to be at the top.

When I started this drawing it was my goal to create a series entitled "Before, During, and After". Many times, when I am able to draw for me this is the theme that re-enters my mind.

Here is a close up of this deviation:

This is the bowl I made and used as one of the still life props it also has a story and symbolic reasoning for being in this drawing. (Click on link and see description)

Here is other work reflective of my time going through chemo and radiation:

Thanks to Egil21 for featuring it in the Sky and Nature Club article "The Under-appreciated of April 2010 - part 2" [link]

This was featured by "We Love Traditional Art". How awesome is that! Thank you davepuls [link]

Thank you sidneyeileen for mentioning this piece in your fantastic journal entry! What great company! [link]

Description
This is a color pencil drawing that I did back in 2004. The piece is 12" x 18". This is more of a "conceptual" category drawing rather than "still life", but DA didn't have that choice. It is conceptual because of the symbolism, it didn't actually sit on the table for a couple months while I drew it. I took a lot of pictures, and let things mold so I could take progressive shots and apply them to my drawing.

The theme surrounds my experiences with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, cancer. I went through 8 months of chemo (ABVD) and two months of radiation. I have been cancer free since Jan. 18, 2002.

The fruit is about regeneration; from sourly ripe to moldy drivel. The butterfly runs in harmony with a similiar theme: birth and rebirth. The bonsai, which is fairly big now (In real life... would like to do another drawing showing it's size now) signifies wisdom and God... and the growth of such. As for the wood base, I've always liked natural materials, but it's interesting to note how the base is very tense and then begins to open up in the middle with the sky, and how much easier life seems to be at the top.

When I started this drawing it was my goal to create a series entitled "Before, During, and After". Many times, when I am able to draw for me this is the theme that re-enters my mind.

Here is a close up of this deviation:

This is the bowl I made and used as one of the still life props it also has a story and symbolic reasoning for being in this drawing. (Click on link and see description)

Here is other work reflective of my time going through chemo and radiation:

Thanks to Egil21 for featuring it in the Sky and Nature Club article "The Under-appreciated of April 2010 - part 2" [link]

This was featured by "We Love Traditional Art". How awesome is that! Thank you davepuls [link]

Thank you sidneyeileen for mentioning this piece in your fantastic journal entry! What great company! [link]