Artwork & Words © Richard Ewing all rights reserved

Artwork & Words © Richard Ewing all rights reserved

Sunday, August 7, 2011

IF ...imperfect

"My one regret in life is that I am not someone else."
Woody Allen perfected imperfection throughout his art and life, dovetailing the two into a perfect blend of inadequacy and frailty; ~the ultimate chink in anybody's armor.
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21 comments:

  1. ruthAugust 7, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    Love the quote and the illustration!

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  2. emilayusofAugust 7, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    great caricature.

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  3. Kerry SchofieldAugust 7, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    Great drawing and nice colors on the finished piece.

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  4. UnknownAugust 7, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    fantastic illustration and I love how you share the process, thank you

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  5. Ray FergusonAugust 7, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    Great caricature!

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  6. Mardi SpethAugust 7, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    Haha! You've captured his essence to a 'T'. The face is so perfectly Woody, and the body posture fully exemplifies his persona. Love the eyebrows! Richard, your composition and palette are lovely; the pencil is exquisite. This one's my new favorite.

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  7. LuTiAugust 7, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    By this superb drawing you expressed the point, the essence of his quote. And you have also reached I had to laugh this morning ...thanks. Good start of my day!

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  8. LuTiAugust 7, 2011 at 11:54 PM

    BTW, did I tell you I like also nr.1, unfinished drawing. It is more expressive , more movement , but I guess, it is often with unfinished work unlike the work that is done...

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  9. Richard EwingAugust 8, 2011 at 12:02 AM

    Thank you, and I agree.
    There is a strength to the line work in the first sketch that could have been explored and celebrated in the final. For the final, I was trying a few other new approaches that varied in success.
    However, I also think that what gets communicated in the first sketch likely needs to remain as is; as refining it might have killed the gesture.
    ~~so it is with art...

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  10. Linda HensleyAugust 8, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    Woody Allen always makes me feel kind of itchy since he's such a twitchy guy. You really show that. Nice job!

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  11. Elizabeth Rose StantonAugust 8, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    Yes! It's quintessential Woody--in all his imperfectiousness ;)

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  12. Curious ArtAugust 8, 2011 at 3:25 PM

    What a great choice for the prompt, & you capture him... perfectly.

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  13. Bill JaynesAugust 8, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    love the first sketch too, but love the nose and eyes in the final as well. The use of the line pulls me around Woody and the composition.

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  14. Alice AndreiniAugust 8, 2011 at 10:51 PM

    Wow. This is really strong drawing and you caught Woody's character beautifully from the baggy clothes to the super-sized glasses. I think that this is one of your strongest so far ...almost perfect

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  15. AnonymousAugust 9, 2011 at 5:02 AM

    Congratulations! I've enjoyed a lot with your job. Greetings from Spain.

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  16. Mardi SpethAugust 9, 2011 at 7:19 AM

    I just keep coming back to this post of yours.
    His hair is so amusing, as well as the overall shape of his head.
    Truly, It's perfect in every way.

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  17. AHAviewsAugust 9, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    Love the drawings, the energy in the earlier ones, the final feels like it's waiting to breathe... makes me wonder - again - just how much of the character "Woody Allen" is created, how much was born.

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  18. Rod MacGregorAugust 11, 2011 at 5:43 AM

    Must agree with everything that has already been said by everyone else..including the strength of the dancing linework in the famous no.1 sketch which to me somehow captured imperfect perfectly.

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  19. k.h.whitakerAugust 11, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    Wow, you captured him so well! Spot on, love it :)

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  20. Ana M.F.August 11, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    great drawing, I love the posture and the hands. He looks so nervous,perfect XD

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  21. Richard EwingAugust 18, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    Thanks for all the nice comments everyone. I'm rather fond of this one as well...


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