Posts Tagged ‘pencil’

During the past few weeks I’ve had this annoying link in the back of my blog here, asking me to upgrade to version 2.8.6 and I’ve ignored it. On purpose :p Didn’t feel like getting my FTP client up and running just for the sake of transferring a few files because of a “security update”, and since the mess with version 2.8 and that upgrade, I’ve become allergic to clicking any links in the back that contains the word “update” :pp

Anyway…it’s done and it’s a new day :) And my blog is still alive and well.
I’ve been a member of Renderosity since 2001 with the member name I’ve got today…and during that time I’ve uploaded 536 images. It’s a mix of 3D, photography, drawings and paintings…and the later are both digital and traditional ones. And during those 8 years there’s been a lot of other virtual galleries online where I’ve uploaded my stuff, but none quite like Renderosity. No matter what, I always come back there.

The drawing above was uploaded in my gallery there in February 2007 and I made it during the autumn that year. It’s done in the size of an A1, which is the same as 594 x 841 millimeter or 23.4 x 33.1 inch. And I guess you could say it was like drawing paper on…paper…haha It took a while to do since it’s a lot of white space to fill, but it was fun :)

I’ve also had a lot of comments throughout the years since I never knew how to stick to one category only. Both photographers, 3D artists and 2D artists have spread their love in my gallery and it’s a place I use when I need encouragement or critiques from people who know the technical aspects in the same way as I do myself.

In spite of a lot of nice comments, it is rare that I get comments that gets philosophic and maybe the reason is that most of us at Rosity are artists and tend to discuss the technical bits and pieces more than anything. But it happens. The comment below belongs to the drawing above, and it’s like a piece of art in itself…which is why I thought I’d repeat it here. It was added by a member that call himself anahata.c.

I’m so grateful you stopped in my gallery, because I got to discover you. I roamed here and chose this at random, and sat with it for a while. It’s always nice to find artists who show you how much you have to learn. Your pencil work is exquisite, and you’ve captured the immense life of books & stacks of paper, and the feel of a mass of pages in all their orneriness & self-assertion. You got the music of curled edges & wonderful contrast between massed sheets and open sheets…Beyond that (sit back, this is gonna be praise-filled), your whites are vivid, your shades & dark lines are expressive, and your background is almost silvery. Finally the composition feels random yet arced & thought-out. This is wonderful. Boy can I learn alot from this: My pencil work is whispering, “are you listening?” A very fine piece of art.

Lets just say that it’s nice when your work inspires others and have an affect on the way people see things :)

Anyway…back down to earth again :p
I’m renewing our broadband with O2 today since they offer to pay for the first 3 months of the new year :D So I’m going to grab that offer before I forget and it vanish. Outside our window it’s another grey and wet day, and it seems that this will continue until the end of the week. So far I haven’t heard anything about any flooding or anything around here, but then again, we haven’t had a month worth of rain in only a few hours either. That makes the whole difference :)

And I might be back a bit laters with a new update on the staircase. We’ll see what happens during the afternoon :)

Take care and have a great day :D