This is a 5"x7" colored pencil drawing I created in February this year. It is for sale through my Etsy shop for $39 and comes with a 8"x10" arctic white Crescent mat suitable for framing.
It is called "Dying Roses" because it is based on a source photograph of flowers that drying up on the stem. I love taking photos of roses that are drying - often when the petals get more brittle, the colors grow more pronounced, and there is a greater contrast between the lights and darks.
You can see evidence in this drawing of some of the wrinkles on the petals that are driest - still, nothing is totally dead yet, and indeed is made all the more beautiful by its drying process.
Here are some detail shots:
From a "flowers are symbols for females, or female genitalia" standpoint, dried roses obviously have a certain connotation - a woman going through menopause, perhaps, or even a young woman who is simply not taking the time to properly "nourish" herself (if you catch my drift).
Of course, it doesn't have to be sexual. When I think of flowers as representing something, more often than not I think of them as representing the entirety of a person - their soul, their core, their essence. It's not just a dried up vagina; it's indicative of a dried up sensuality, or a dried up drive, or a dried up life. These roses are not so far gone that they might not yet be revived. At the very least, they can be enjoyed in the state they're in, they can still be admired and photographed and drawn even if their petals are turning brittle.
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| "Dying Roses" - 5x7 Colored Pencil Drawing Andrea Arbit |
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| "Dying Roses" - 5x7 Colored Pencil Drawing Andrea Arbit |
It is called "Dying Roses" because it is based on a source photograph of flowers that drying up on the stem. I love taking photos of roses that are drying - often when the petals get more brittle, the colors grow more pronounced, and there is a greater contrast between the lights and darks.
You can see evidence in this drawing of some of the wrinkles on the petals that are driest - still, nothing is totally dead yet, and indeed is made all the more beautiful by its drying process.
Here are some detail shots:
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| "Dying Roses" - 5x7 Colored Pencil Drawing (detail) Andrea Arbit |
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| "Dying Roses" - 5x7 Colored Pencil Drawing (detail) Andrea Arbit |
From a "flowers are symbols for females, or female genitalia" standpoint, dried roses obviously have a certain connotation - a woman going through menopause, perhaps, or even a young woman who is simply not taking the time to properly "nourish" herself (if you catch my drift).
Of course, it doesn't have to be sexual. When I think of flowers as representing something, more often than not I think of them as representing the entirety of a person - their soul, their core, their essence. It's not just a dried up vagina; it's indicative of a dried up sensuality, or a dried up drive, or a dried up life. These roses are not so far gone that they might not yet be revived. At the very least, they can be enjoyed in the state they're in, they can still be admired and photographed and drawn even if their petals are turning brittle.
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