Illustration Friday this week is “Memories”; this is my entry.
I took my inspiration for this composition from the phenomenal Andrea Joseph. Well, her and the homage to her by France Belleville. I’ve wanted for a while to do a detailed piece of “bits” for a while but hadn’t blocked out the mental space for it – wow, it takes some concentrated concentration! – and, actually it’s not finished. I’ll be adding colour later (I just need a rest!). I drew it so that it would be coloured.
Those are just some of my memories. Oh, except one, a partially hidden photo of my grandad (who i never knew) with my dad as a boy (you only see his hair). Once the picture is complete I’ll add notes. They span several countries. Two of the objects are actual ‘memory’.
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This is so intricate and complex, just like memories. I love how your act of creating is very much like memories. Sometimes painstaking, always processing and colored by time. Excellent work!
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Wow, I can see why you need to take a rest. Great work, I’m impressed once again.
Fantastic work Pete, can’t wait to see it coloured!
Wooooh!
impressive and expressive work
That is going to look great once it is coloured – you will definitely have to repost it.
this is amazing on so many levels.
incredible detail.
what a great idea, and a great keepsake for years
and generations to come!
thank you! this really did take a long time, and then i added colour (not a lot) and just posted that. i like both versions differently. If it was going to stay uncoloured though, i’d have drawn it differently. I might do one like this again…but not for a while! (I am very busy…) This is an homage, or even an homage of an homage.
Lovely work! really nice one.
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A fabulous illustration; I really like it in black and white!
this is great…such detail