This was so much harder to draw than I expected, which is undoubtedly what made it such fun, and may be why I get a calm satisfaction looking at the final drawing. This is quite a rare reaction for me. Drawing a satisfying picture is like cooking yourself a delicious meal - it's always tastier when someone else cooks.
I definitely need your help to name this one though, because there is a devilish imp inside me (lovingly nurtured by my Grandad) that wants to call it Great Eggspectations. Please save me from myself and my lovely pun-tastic ancestors, by leaving your title suggestions in a comment below.
Picture Description : This beautiful charcoal still life drawing of a broken egg is part of the "Carbon Footprints" series. Soft shading and delicate transitions from dark into the light elevates the humble everyday eggshell; creating art from trash.
This charcoal still life drawing is part of the “Carbon Footprints” series.
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I was seduced by the weird wiry twisty thing, twinkling on the counter and just knew I had to draw it.
Every year, without fail, there will be a casualty by the end of Christmas. This broken bauble was actually laying on top of the garbage, when the light caught those weird inner prongs...they twinkled...and winked...and it gained a reprieve.
I see beauty in all sorts of odd bits and pieces of everyday life, usually just before I throw them in the garbage, something will catch my eye and that trash gets treasured away for another day.