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Illustration Friday - Broken

I haven't participated in Illustration Friday for some weeks now so time to put that right.

Broken

The topic this week is 'Broken'. I was tidying up a drawer and flicked through one of the sketch books and happened upon a little ink doodle from last year and decided that the subject would suit this topic and so I spent half an hour creating this ink doodle based upon it.

It's that childhood moment when you find out that thing that means that Christmas will never be the same again, when that little bit of magic gets broken and something of childhood is lost for ever.

The Technical Bit.

Fountain Pen on Cartridge Paper.

Comments

Ah yes... I remember the feeling. Great take on the theme. I love your style.
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It's funny...My students were talking about this very topic yesterday. It's sad when you lose that little bit of magic. The trick is to find some new magic to replace it! Your drawing captures the feeling of disillusionment very well with the child's back turned to us, holding her teddy so forlornly. The diagonal strokes almost give the feeling of rain...making it seems oh so sad... Lovely work, as always. Your talent is a true gift!

Wait, what little thing about Christmas? That is a great illo--I wish I had the skills to do something like that. Great job!

I remember that moment... then took the magic and wove more of it for my younger sisters :) Welcome back - missed your work, particularly your ink drawings. Your play with shadows makes this one especially good :)

That teddy knows a secret - its still smiling and he's the only one in the light!

Love the textures you create with just a pen.

great work

Oh Charlie, I'll never forget that night. It was as if the world as I knew it had ended. As hard as I tried after that night, I could never approach that holiday in the same way. It was, as you say, magic. This is a touching illustration.

What a sad moment in your illo. I must have been different because When i found out i thought I had a big secret and couldn't wait to tell the kids at school. You can imagine what that di to some kids.

Beautiful Illustration! I love the mood of the drawing and the fact that you captured it with the simplicity of lines and ink! -Wow!

I remember that well! Great idea. Well done.

This is a wonderful loose style, and I really like the concept too!

Thanks all for the kind comments.

Carla, very true but I think that moment is the first on to the slippery slide of the reality of the world. I remember that day as if it was yesterday..I was 32 at the time and peeping out of the window trying to catch site of Rudolph....

Toni, hmm yes it was a kid just like you that shattered my world!! I wonder if anyone ever found that kid in the concrete of the building foundations...

Beautiful. I like the idea behind it, and you've created a mood in this drawing that really fits the topic.

Wonderful works I am artist too, I am sending my work to Japan , O would like to exchange ideas about art.
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Well,thankfully for me,it didn't come hard and fast.I just grew up,and I never had that one moment where that little innocence was broken,but if I did,it didn't come in Christmas secret form.

Once,I was just speaking with my Mom(i was 10 or something probably),we were talking about Christmas,and she told me THE secret of christmas,I just froze for a second,then nothing.I didn't feel loss,or pain,or anything.It was like that answer was in my subsconscious all along.I never thought about it,but I somehow knew.

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  • IISB Welcome to A Doodle A Day! Feel free to have a good look around and leave me a comment if you like what you see, or even if you don't!

    A Doodle a Day is a place where I publish sketches created for fun and the love of drawing and more finished illustrations. I draw primarily with pen and ink, either dip pen or fountain pen. I do use other mediums such as watercolour, acrylics, pencil and soft pastels but my first love as a medium is pen and ink, especially dip pen.

    I trained and worked for many years as a graphic designer, artist and studio manager within publishing as well taking on freelance projects. I draw for the sheer enjoyment of creating something from nothing but a white sheet of paper and a bottle of ink. I also work as an illustrator concentrating on Childrens illustration. I hope that you get as much enjoyment from seeing these sketches and illustrations as I do from creating them.

    If you would like to enquire about my work or commissioning me then please contact chas@doodleaday.co.uk

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