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Published: 2004-08-07 05:15:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 10687; Favourites: 321; Downloads: 1565
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Description Can you not see, I have no tears in my eyes?
Can you not hear, I have no cries in my voice?
Can you not feel, my deep bitter pain within?
Can you not taste, my sweet fallow sorrow without?

But I do, I do most mercifully have
the bristled brush in my clumsy hand
the faded ink upon the sodden paper
And these are my voiceless tearless pain for

a
tearless
voiceless
artist
in pain

these
are
his tears
his cries

an
artist
in pain
in pain

why does he do art?
why indeed?

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They asked, "Why do your art always weep?"
I said, "Because my eyes have no more tears."
So they asked, "Why do your ink always bleed?"
So I said, "Because my heart has no more love."
Then they asked, "But why are you smiling thus?"
And thus I said, "Because there is no more Hope."

And so to him
who is no more

I asked, "Who are you to drag me up?"
He said, "I am you and you are me."
So I asked, "Why do you wish to hurt me so?"
So he said, "I only wish that you would live."
Then I asked, "It will hurt if you are here."
And thus he said, "But life will end, if I am done."

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1 mnth
Mechanical Pencil
Daler Rowney paper
Photoshop (levels, saturation)
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Comments: 61

KuteSalmadeer [2010-05-28 02:10:24 +0000 UTC]

Very emotional background. Very lovely, i enjoyed reading and seeing this piece.

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Mimph [2010-05-20 19:43:16 +0000 UTC]

I really like this... it compliments with the poem so well, and it's really aesthetically pleasing. It somehow, reveals truth, no, it does reveal truth... But what does it tell us? Is hope a pointless/ weakness we have?

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Sariebear20 [2009-09-10 13:06:55 +0000 UTC]

Lovely work. But I have to say that the middle person with the black spike things coming out of him looks like Nagato from Naruto. (not saying it is just similar )

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ZidanielRaziel [2009-04-07 03:55:56 +0000 UTC]

Very cool picture, thx for the favourite.

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InsanityForTheArts [2009-02-16 01:27:40 +0000 UTC]

Awesome, it is very amazing that this was done with a pencil. Absolutely wonderful!!

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clepto01 [2008-08-24 01:24:43 +0000 UTC]

wow that is astonishingly amazeing in allrights i bow to u .

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Welliame [2008-01-02 19:18:16 +0000 UTC]

Wow! It's really great! I don't have the words for describe this...it's really beautiful, wonderful, emotional! I like all detail of this and your style! I like very it!

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Frenemie [2007-12-14 23:13:36 +0000 UTC]

I love this style! this is a beautiful picture everything is well detailed nice work!

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Pheonixaelle [2007-07-19 06:38:36 +0000 UTC]

so beautiful and vintage

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DreamfoxSukeki [2007-03-14 00:44:55 +0000 UTC]

Amazing. I love the style.

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DeathSweeper [2007-02-25 16:31:35 +0000 UTC]

brutally brutally amazing work... i can't help but love it!

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CHiBi-NiGHTMaRe [2007-01-20 16:52:55 +0000 UTC]

I love the how the figures are elongated. Great style.

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the-apprentice [2006-04-05 01:29:01 +0000 UTC]

beautiful artwork. i admire all your work. it's wonderful.

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Xintra [2005-12-30 10:24:23 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic, it's look like Giger's art

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VivekaElm [2005-06-20 21:22:11 +0000 UTC]

You're drawings are just so amazing... ... my mom uses Mechnical pens for her drawings, and as stupid as this will sound, I haven't seen many other artists who use that technique. Maybe I'm just too secluded....

P.S: Your gallery kicks ass! I especially love your Werewolf concept! That was freaking awesome! Must you and must Desire's Hope.

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Illia-Ermine [2005-04-01 20:42:42 +0000 UTC]

Lacrima...

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begotten [2005-03-05 21:32:10 +0000 UTC]

unbelievably intense and beautiful
awakens so many feelings at once

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Kit161 [2005-02-26 04:50:28 +0000 UTC]

Haunting yet stunning at the same time...

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bloodyKiss666 [2005-02-19 18:06:20 +0000 UTC]

this work is amazing............and your words are touched my heart........

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e-melo [2005-02-16 02:03:10 +0000 UTC]

I LOVED this style. Are you avaliable to draw a 8 page story (mine scripts) for my zine? Say "Yes" pleeeease *_*

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Angel-Soul [2005-01-21 22:40:58 +0000 UTC]

This is so awsome! I can't draw with mechanical pencil, have to use HB ^_^

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pianopapercut [2005-01-07 13:39:10 +0000 UTC]

that's beautiful. your art - just grand. [the excerpt there is nice too!]

^_^

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skidd [2005-01-02 05:18:49 +0000 UTC]

this is by far my favorite piece, your gallery kicks ass XD

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Iwudacus [2005-01-01 21:52:11 +0000 UTC]

As soon as I saw this image my jaw literally dropped open. Wow!

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southercomfort [2004-10-05 02:29:54 +0000 UTC]

Hey I know who will be interested in this kind of art. Send your drawing to SLave Labor Publishing and you will be a star... maybe you can also try Neko Press and Fantagraphics!!

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eterna2 In reply to southercomfort [2004-10-16 13:06:45 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the info

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NekroXIII [2004-09-09 11:19:54 +0000 UTC]

great one as always,great style man!

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ryosen [2004-09-09 06:56:51 +0000 UTC]

power pencil!!

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sonne22 [2004-08-25 05:42:59 +0000 UTC]

i have been inspired.

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eterna2 In reply to sonne22 [2004-08-26 08:59:39 +0000 UTC]

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Eissie [2004-08-24 17:46:42 +0000 UTC]

I think i will just steal you away from everyone and force you to do pics for meh! Your so good at what you do. And the meaning in everything is astonishingly great! But one thing i would just like to know. Why do you choose to do this type of work? Is it anger, madness, love,hatetred? I must know!

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eterna2 In reply to Eissie [2004-08-26 09:07:26 +0000 UTC]

I do not hate, but it is my wish to mock at life and humanity, and to explore the complexity within the simplicity of life. And also the simplicity within the complexity of life.

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Eissie In reply to eterna2 [2004-08-26 16:11:59 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic. I love to hear an artist tell from there own words how they get the insperation to do the work. And im glad to know that you dont mind answering such questions. Thank you.

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ImaginarySheeps [2004-08-14 19:13:18 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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Pepius [2004-08-10 15:34:38 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely wonderful, I love the figures as well as the sansation of depth the bg gives, and those clouds/mist are TEH WIN!

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binkgrass [2004-08-09 06:21:47 +0000 UTC]

I like it.

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sadfairy [2004-08-08 19:33:15 +0000 UTC]

That's beautiful

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GossamerWings [2004-08-08 13:20:34 +0000 UTC]

Mmm, this just gets better and better. It's amazing how the first time you showed it with very little I used my imagination on the story, and as you added, it followed my imagination. Great job

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eterna2 In reply to GossamerWings [2004-08-10 14:50:36 +0000 UTC]

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Shebali [2004-08-08 11:45:08 +0000 UTC]

the drawing is stunning...your style is really amazing..F a n t a s t i c ! ! ! ! ...the layout of the image expresses (to me) the sensation of confusion one can find him/herself in..the croud ..of people and thoughts.. that generates around us..demanding something, or simply existing..and therefore trying to croud up our mind, when all one would like would to be in peace because the emotions within sometimes leave us..barren...or just numb for a while....only thing left, our desire..which craves within us, hurting but keeping us alive in those moments in which all you would like would be to be left alone and linger in that state...and just....let go....

..i love what you wrote..it really gets to me...

i dunno if this is what you wanted to express, but it is what i percieved...well probably just a bunch of babbleing

great work!

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Shebali In reply to Shebali [2004-08-10 20:39:56 +0000 UTC]



love it even more now that i know that the feeling i have about it is what you wanted to express..

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eterna2 In reply to Shebali [2004-08-10 14:52:14 +0000 UTC]

yup u gotten them
confusion
persistence
pain
departure
struggle
and yearning

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13shadesofblack [2004-08-08 09:29:30 +0000 UTC]

Nice style, interesting subjects and well done colors, but the composition is sort of cramped. There's a lot to see and it's all very busy. Very well drawn, it just doesn't flow.

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voluem [2004-08-08 04:37:39 +0000 UTC]

Love the syle and feel it has to it.

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cjharlow [2004-08-08 03:09:58 +0000 UTC]

wow.

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Slaymaker [2004-08-07 23:22:16 +0000 UTC]

Oo my gosh! I thought it was going to be amazing, but man, you're really pushing it!! This is like... awesomely awesome!!!!!! -jumps up and down with happiness- AHHH hyperventilating -.-

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Hakuinim [2004-08-07 18:22:56 +0000 UTC]

omfg omfg. man, its come so far to the end, its so beautiful, ur style of drawing is fantastic, and i envy u, its soo good, well done , brilliant absolutly brilliant

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scelus [2004-08-07 15:00:48 +0000 UTC]

geez this one is really cool XD remembers me of some nightmares of mine

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potatojaws [2004-08-07 14:40:52 +0000 UTC]

i just love it!! its pencil sketch rite? in what kind of paper may i ask?? ^__^

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eterna2 In reply to potatojaws [2004-08-10 14:54:17 +0000 UTC]

daler rowney cartidge papers 130 gsm

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