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Published: 2008-10-06 02:05:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 40228; Favourites: 2577; Downloads: 931
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In the wake of my newly declared "stop and go" Hiatus, i've decided to inflict you all with.. MY SCHOOLWORK! Since I haven't had time to work on my illustratory-animeish art as of late. And you know, all the same, these were fun to do as assignments, and hey it's my gallery so why not put my art in it? Now theres a notion!And I hate seeing this place rot ;=;. So why not!
Anyway description time for the wins. This was the first half of a two part assignment i got to do last fall actually, so it's a bit older, and it was my first time playing in charcoal. We were charged with finding a situation, and in two large-scale drawings depicting some kind of change. Before and after, different lighting, time, motion, etc.
I chose for my subject the house that stood across the street from my apartment, and, perched up on my roommates stool for several days, drew it as it appeared in the morning hours from my window. Im in love with this house! It's magnificently beautiful, so it was amazing to get the chance to work off it. As for the cat, he's a local stray that happened to be walking through the arbor on the day i was drawing the thumbnails for this project, and so he was included.
Tools: charcoal pencils, arches coverstock white (paper. beautiful, heavy, cloth-like paper.)
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One thing I love about visual art is the ability to become completely transfixed by one single image. I for one wouldn't want to see the Mona Lisa's smile fade after a while. And I never want to see this cat walk through the plant ridden gates into the atmosphere rich home before it. I never want to see if this home has people living in it, or if it's just an abandoned house. And that is just what I loveΒ art. And 'The Cat Returns' in general.Β
The entire aura of this is so fantastic. It's so delectably put together that it almost looks like a painting as apposed to detailed sketch. But that is just what it is. A detailed sketch. And a fantastically detailed sketch at that. When you look at it you don't even think about it. You just get sucked into this instant and (In my case at least) don't at all wonder what is going to happen next because this one single moment is so well done that you don't NEED to know what will happen next.
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Ethan Murri/ Ether Bot.
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What a surprise. It's luminous and deep. Yet it still has the playfulness of a young person. There is magic in this art. I go around trying to grasp the Β impressions that emerge out of the world. I study things around me and try and go deeper into the truths of everything. I usually trust my judgement on what IΒ intuit. I wobbled a bit when I saw this drawing. It has a naughtiness to it...which shocked me. It made me wonder who theΒ creature is that sketched this. I have looked through a little of your gallery and will goΒ soon and look a little further. There is sharpness in your art...and I expect your mind has this sharpness too....and obvious intensity. I'd love to seeΒ work of yours on rough textured canvases.Β I'm wondering about thick cotton cloth...as raw as possible.Β I believe you can take on far more mature themes. You have the potential to shock and surprise. Your shading is great, explore this further. I see wind in your art...a strong wind element. It needs more water elements to balance it and give it depthΒ of feeling. The feelingsΒ are there but appear so fast that I expect most people miss them.Β The one feeling I am left with after this artwork has colourfully flittered through my mind is that of sorrow. I'm wondering whatΒ this is, I cannot be sure at all since it feels so intangible. I'm going to look at your gallery now and see what else I can discover. There is much hidden in your work. This is as it should be. Thanks for the light in this drawing.
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This looks like an old memory. It takes me somewhere I'v e never been, but makes me feel like I've finally returned to it after years of absence. Thank you for that
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This is just amazing. The detail and the shading, my gosh it's just beautiful.
I absolutely love love love love it!
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When I first saw this it appeared to be a photograph to me.. up close then I realized it's a drawing! Very well done by the way. A great movie to referance from too, in my opinion.
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This is such a wonderful piece of work... 
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this is a very beautiful piece...bit odd that it showed up when I typed in were cat but glad I was able to view it.
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wow! pretty! for some reason it remind me of a book named "the doll in the gardon."
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It kinda makes me feel like I'm a kid and I'm exploring the strange, supposedly evil old persons house. You know the kind that has bad stories floating around them, but really they are just old and lonely and would make you cookies.
I think I would love to live in a house like that. Makes me think of The Secret Garden somehow.
Great attention to detail. I like the way it's kinda blurry, it gives a dreamy feel. I know charcoal and graphite tend to have a blurry look, but maybe blurry isn't the word. Warm maybe. It's like I can feel the sunlight.
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It's a very emotive scene for me, they always come back.
Very sweet!
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This has so much detail and all the way out to the paper edges, yet so soft and shadowy. I like everything about it, including the title. And the medium. I have a very wide range of what I like to look at, but I've always somewhat favored pencil, charcoal, and chalk drawings over ink, crayon, watercolor, paints, or photos. Yet I've many favorites of those as well. And despite medium, it generally depends upon each individual picture and how well it was done and what it conveyed to me in thoughts and mood and or I can't quite define yet means something special to me. You did good work here. It's very interesting to look at.
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Wow the shadings are WONERFUL! 
I gotta fav this! 
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cool
goes with a story i once wrote
makes me tear up even tho i don remember all the details
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Wow, the difference between this house in the day and night---this is so cool! ^w^
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Very beautiful! I love pencil drawings, very nice idea! Have you ever seen the movie The Cat Returns? It's nothing like your drawing but, it's still a good movie. Very nice drawing! 
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there's just something about this image that seems so whimsical..whether it be the garden archway or how soft the shading is. All of the detail is so gorgeous too, very breathtaking <3
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I remain in awe of your style. Beyond the norm, you have that touch of individuality to your art which makes it reach an inch or so above the norm of amazement and makes each and every piece you make worth attention. Thank you so much for sharing these with us!
Heh - and I now have that song stuck in my head. Humming while looking at art, what better place to be?
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This is absolutely amazing! I wish I can do shade in like you 
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Your traditional work is just as stunning as your digital work. I'm very impressed!
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It's beautiful. You've done a great job on this, charcoal was never my friend when I was in school.
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Lovely pencil work! A little touch of eerie-ness on this one.
Reminds me of Stephen Gammel's work.
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Amazing detail! i love the texture-y feel that comes from the paper.
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