To Ensnare a Bride 01

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Full View!!! Ya crazy lazy bum!
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Black & White (vine medium & hard, and Pencils) Charcoal & Pastels on Charcoal Paper 12x9

I wanted do a quick gesture type illustration in which is was more of an Impressionist style.. not too terribly detailed. Besided it's a small peice of paper, so it's not like you can really get allot of details.

I wasn't as satified with it as i would've liked.. but, the whole time I worked on this (in the mall) people would stop dead in their tracks and gawk for a long time. I even had offers to buy it off me even tho' I wasn't even finished.... Funny how others see stuff you don't...

But, when I started to put the highlights/white on then I began to feel better... I actually spent a long time doing the arms and hands, even tho' they don't show well in the tiny Newspaper clip photo... but, when I went to put the veil highlights on, it became apparent that more white was better, so bye-bye went the hands... I tried to indicate them more, ('cause I can't help it) and ened up screwing it up... so I had to re-lay down the white again. {:-/

So, why the title??? Well, I wasn;t sure what to call it, actaully, and I stewed over the title whilest I worked on it. But, in the photo he has the bride under a veil at the beach. So, I was thinking about how men like fishing and how it was kinda like catching a bride out of the blue, and they aren't quite kissing... it's sort of him reeling her in.

I definately want to do another version of this same peice. BUt, I will need to do it on larger paper. I just don't know how I'll scan that....

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This peice was featured by in The NEWS Article: "The First Day of Forever Vol. 7- Traditional Art" : [link]