Dwarf Dogwood

September 8, 2008 at 8:58 PM

My first drawing for the fall show, a 16" x 20" graphite:

Detail:

From Karin Lin
Posted on September 8, 2008 at 9:26 PM

Beautiful! You are so talented! Thanks for sharing your work.

From Jim W. Miller
Posted on September 9, 2008 at 5:00 AM

While I'm thinking about it, get a load of this bad boy.
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From Emily Grossman
Posted on September 9, 2008 at 5:35 AM

Jim, I'm flattered that my artwork reminded you of black hole machines. Beyond words, really.

From Jim W. Miller
Posted on September 9, 2008 at 5:54 AM

Imagine the world being destroyed by the world's biggest mandala. Isn't that just the coolest way to go?

From Jim W. Miller
Posted on September 9, 2008 at 6:04 AM

P.S. Your drawing's pretty cool. I like the pseudo-photo out of focus effect in the background. Don't think I ever saw that in a drawing.

From Rosalind Porter
Posted on September 9, 2008 at 6:09 AM

Wow, that's really excellent, love the tiny details and the raindrops - more please!

From Royce Faina
Posted on September 9, 2008 at 1:05 PM

Emily, at first I thought I was looking at black and white photos wondering where the drawing is...Then I took a closer look! Talk about capturing life!

You Go Girl!

From Tom Steele
Posted on September 9, 2008 at 1:59 PM

I think Royce Faina is Emily and I's father in disguise... I was about to make the photo comment to parody him.

From Dottie Case
Posted on September 9, 2008 at 3:06 PM

Wow. I am appreciative plus the tiniest bit envious! Drawing is the one thing that I'd like to be able to do that I don't seem to have much aptitude for.

You, however, are amazing. I have seen your photography this summer, and was awed, but you draw too!! ??

Wow again. :)

From Royce Faina
Posted on September 9, 2008 at 3:10 PM

Tom & Emily- If I have children as tallented as you two my life would stand fufilled as of right now!

From Pauline Lerner
Posted on September 9, 2008 at 6:58 PM

Your drawing is just beautiful. At first glance, it looked like a black and white photo. The close up showed such wonderful details. I just love it.

From Emily Grossman
Posted on September 9, 2008 at 9:07 PM

Thanks, everyone! Tom, Daddy said it looked just like an Ansel Adams photo! ;)

The effect I was going for on this one was definitely photo-realism. I wanted to take something tiny and delve into it. Dwarf dogwood stand about 5 inches tall, lining the trails like border flowers in a fairy garden. Here they are portrayed twice that size, as though seen from a fairy's point of view.

From Nate Robinson
Posted on September 9, 2008 at 11:37 PM

Wow that is a wonderful drawing Emily. That is real talent, absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing.

From Michael Steele
Posted on September 10, 2008 at 2:51 AM

Royce,
Just wait until you hear about the third child of that family. He could effectively negate all wonders of the other two.

Jim,
I know you are the mastermind behind the Large Hadron Collider. Just the other day I heard you saying, "I will destroy the world! Muahahahaa!"

Emily,
Great drawing! Jacquelyn and I want a copy on our wall in the den. Let me know if you end up going to print with it.

From Emily Grossman
Posted on September 10, 2008 at 3:29 AM

Good laugh, Michael. (Ah, I love my family...)

From Royce Faina
Posted on September 10, 2008 at 10:24 AM

You have got to tell me about the third child!

From Tom Steele
Posted on September 10, 2008 at 3:00 PM

I thought I was the child of the negative talent. I have hands that don't do anything I tell them to.

From Julie C.
Posted on September 10, 2008 at 8:12 PM

WOW!!! Emily, this is really exceptional! I thought at first that it was a black and white photograph!

From Emily Grossman
Posted on September 10, 2008 at 9:09 PM

No Tom, you're just a genius, that's all.

Thanks, Julie and Royce!

From Royce Faina
Posted on September 10, 2008 at 9:35 PM

You Are More Than Welcome! And thank you for your contributions here at V.Com! I have learned alot from your responces.

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