Old Darkness Fills Me With Unbelievable Sadness
Old Darkness Fills Me With Unbelievable Sadness by Ina Mar
Girl haunted by the pain and fear of memories that are not letting her go on. It’s a small step to take, but her feet seem to have grown roots into the ground.
Inspired by a verse by Paul Lobo Portugés:
old darkness
fills me
with unbelievable
sadness
Dimensions: 70×70 cm (27.5×27.5 inches)
Technique: mixed media (pencil drawing, digital painting and photomanipulation using multiple textures from my own stock)
Creative procedure:
1. Pencil sketch (see below)
2. Research for drawings by old masters, fitting my idea and lines
3. Mixing my sketch with 6 sketches by old masters (see below, “Sources/Credits”)
4. Digitally repainting / redrawing some parts
5. Adding the text (font taken from book illustration, ca. 1450)
6. Adding structures, colour highlights, refining
Sources/Credits:
- Verse by Paul Lobo Portugés
- Tree drawing by Cesare da Sesto (ca. 1500)
- Arm sketch by Albrecht Dürer (1504)
- Shield holder drawing by Hans Baldung Grien (ca. 1520)
- “Nude squatting man” (self-portrait) by Egon Schiele (1917)
- Skull head taken from “Death and Life” by Gustav Klimt (1911)
- Bird drawing taken from wall mural, Grand Palace, Bangkok
Here is my original pencil sketch (I know I can’t draw!):
