Marcel Proust. One of my favorite writers, whose books I brought with me (not all 7 books, because in my time it was not possible to find them all, not translated), so some I got here, in English. I had one sentence of his, I copied from the book, hanging on the wall of my studio for years, thinking, it is so perfect for painting, it is painting in words, one day I will paint it. About morning in the mountains, red highlights on the horses backs and gold on the helmets, and fog, and hope, long sentence, like most of his. Unfortunately I don’t know French, to read it in original, to be able to understand and enjoy fully. Twenty something years later I still didn’t paint it.
I used ink for this drawing. And it has a faint shimmer in some spots, which scanner didn’t pick up.
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2012Oct 9
tags: illustration | ink | portrait | Proust























Fabiana 8:45 pm on October 11, 2012 | #
Wonderful homage, Nikira! Love the texture you achieved in this one.
Nikira 6:02 pm on October 12, 2012 | #
Thank you very much, Fabiana. What an awesome avatar you have, looking so cool and kitty is a beauty.
Zita 1:12 am on October 15, 2012 | #
Very nice, interesting background telling
Fabiana 9:20 pm on November 6, 2012 | #
Thank you, my dear! :*
You are always so sweet!
Xoxo from me, Kiki and Snarf