— Diong

Asleep

12″ x 18″ Conte Crayon on Paper

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. -
Victor Hugo

update 6/17/2005: I submitted this for Illustration Friday’s theme Black and White, eventhough the subject is not quite “black and white”.

13 comments
  1. stevePoisonPencil says: June 17, 20058:22 am

    This looks great ! Most people shy away from dark imagery, I’m glad you didn’t. If this were a poster, I’d hang it on my wall and shine a black light on it.
    Sweet dreams !
    s.

  2. Alison Ashwell says: June 17, 200511:22 am

    lovely and expressive!

  3. Charlie says: June 17, 20056:28 pm

    This is a realy strong image.

  4. isay says: June 18, 20058:19 am

    i liked the way you have drawn the figure esp. the face! it’s true it can really be an excellent painting and poster to hang on the wall. the moon and the stars made me remember a carpet poster i have bought in the middle east. i also like the quotes from Victor Hugo.

  5. asbestoshazard says: June 18, 200510:51 am

    I love conte, one of my favorite mediums. Nice contrast.

  6. Detlef says: June 19, 20053:28 am

    Nice and atmospheric, creates a great mood.

  7. Joe says: June 19, 20058:01 pm

    Exelsent ILL. good job!

  8. janey says: June 20, 20058:54 am

    Whatever the theme, this is a beautiful drawing. I really like the weight of it.

  9. brandelion says: June 20, 20059:33 am

    well, i’ve heard that people dream in black and white. ? the image is evocative of sleep. :)

  10. Sheila says: June 20, 20059:09 pm

    What a lovely illustration, I really like it and the lack of color adds to the restful feel I think.

  11. Kerry says: June 21, 20051:24 am

    peaceful, restful…i’m hoping that if i look at it long enough i’ll unwind for the nite! especially love the hands…there’s something special about the way you’ve done the hands:)

  12. Kyra says: June 23, 20057:43 am

    Ooooh. I really like this. Beautiful.

  13. khaled says: January 17, 200811:21 am

    well im new in this site but this really is creative one you know when someone says this is beautiful it doesnt mean that he felt it but when someone says oh wot is this sayin nd with that it really means that the paintin is realy effective

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