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To Be and to Feel

January 29, 2011
By Ishmael SILVER, Alva, Florida
Ishmael SILVER, Alva, Florida
7 articles 7 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
How could there be any question of acquiring or possessing, when the one thing needful for a man is to become - to be at last, and to die in the fullness of his being.
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery


I was inspired to create this piece after lying on the grass on a breezy afternoon. I hoped to capture a sense of total awareness and entrancement with one’s surroundings, the sense of a heightened connection with nature. The idea for the shoreline scene initially came about by accident, as I experimented with the background, but ultimately helped support the message of the piece. The drawing is in charcoal measuring 18 x 24 inches.


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Schubster said...
on Jun. 19 2011 at 4:27 pm
Breathtaking.

kataangfan11 said...
on Mar. 20 2011 at 6:06 pm
kataangfan11, Rancho Cucamonga, California
0 articles 11 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
It's mandatory to grow older, but optional to grow up. =)

Very nice picture. It feels like I'm actually there. The water looks very real. Great job!

on Feb. 17 2011 at 6:42 pm
UglyMushroom GOLD, Columbus, Ohio
11 articles 65 photos 202 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It's a monday. I got nothin' goin' on..." ~O. Rogers

this is amazing! it looks like it actually has depth and texture...so cool!