Original Art: This Means War

[honorat]

by Honorat

Summary: This is the picture I started last year when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It's finally complete. I call it my Fight Picture :D




Copyright 2010. All rights reserved.
8 1/2 x 11 inches, mechanical graphite pencil 0.7mm 2B on printer paper.

Comments

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

I'm at work, but had to see this, and it's amazing. I'm so glad you were able to finish it, and that you are here with us once more.

{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}

[shadowycat.livejournal.com]

It's gorgeous! I hope you were able to win your fight.

[si-anenome.livejournal.com]

That's wonderful! What a great image to have with you as you go through treatment.

[aletheiafelinea.livejournal.com]

Now it's ride into sunset, after the victory. But still with the armour on. You isn't a weak competitor.

Is it really your self-portrait? Details are fine, especially shine on plates and technical bits - studs and hinges. And there is a stylized face on the horse's breastplate, if I see well?

[ysabet.livejournal.com]

Beautiful. Keep fighting, remember that you WILL win, and grind that bastard into the dust.

[captaintish]

That's a beautiful picture.

And I didn't know you had been diagnosed with breast cancer. *HUGS*

[evilmissbecky.livejournal.com]

Oh this is so beautiful! It's so good to hear from you again.

I love that even with all the armor, she isn't wearing a helm. Meeting the enemy face to face, no holds barred. Simply wonderful.

[hendercats.livejournal.com]

It's so very, very good to see you on my flist again! *hugs you tight* Your work is always amazing; this particular drawing is simply phenomenal. I am in awe of your talent.

[ladymouse2.livejournal.com]

Beautiful! So glad to see your art coming back as well as your writing.

A good many people, especially working in pencil, lavish great attention to the details of textures and tones, but neglect the solid drawing underpinnings of a piece, yours has a solid woman sitting on a rounded horse, a horse whose eyes are visible through real holes in a mask, not pasted on, but with a real sense of the distance between the layers of the mask and the animal's face beneath it.

Is the face a self portrait? So glad this helped you win your fight. May the prognosis continue well!

[sunshine304]

A gorgeous picture! Wonderful details on the horse and the armour, and the rider looks very determined. Great!

I didn't know about that diagnosis. *hugs* Hope all is going well again. And in that light this picture is even better.

[sharklady35.livejournal.com]

Magnificent. If it was good therapy for you to draw this, that's Magnificent to the tenth power!