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©2009 ~TABurroughs
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I found the dead bird in this drawing on the floor of a studio I moved into in 2006. I couldn’t just sweep him up and throw him away, so I have been moving him around with me from studio to studio ever since. I imagine that many years from now I will wrap it up and give it to some distantly-future grandchild for Christmas. For now I find it relevant to my current body of work, beauty in the overlooked and forgotten.

Graphite on Illustration Board

28" x 21"

Daily Deviation

Given 2009-08-07

More often than not, the greatest creations warrant the distinction of "art" by its capacity to induce and captivate, presenting subjects perhaps malaise or perturbing, as conveyed in A Long Way Down by ~TABurroughs. Not so much the power to shock... rather a fine line distinguishing the quietly compelling. (Suggested by `Rubius and Featured by ^snowmask)

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:iconlilherby:
wow. that's awesome. creeepy and beautiful all at the same time. awesome shading.

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:iconnimra:
I still have the bird image to do something with someday and I will. Great drawing Todd!

Armin

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I am the cross to take your nail:
A singer of these ageless times -
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:iconjohnpaulthornton:
like a prayer.

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:iconxosugarkiss09:
Kinda disturbing, but really beautifully done! Amazing work!

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:iconff-7:
This is so amzing woow
:iconsupridiot:
what a wicked anatomy..
this is awesoe

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:iconwytherwing:
fantastic pencil work and a well-deserved DD! :thumbsup:

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:iconpene:
Wow this is a very interesting piece, I like the concept here and the detail is simply amazing!

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:iconlord-sevy:
Congratulations on the DD, this is amazing, the sheer detail - wow, brilliant.
I love the story behind the bird too, I hope it does end up with a grandchild one day!

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March 23
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Camera Data

NIKON CORPORATION
NIKON D70
1/6 second
F/5.0
40 mm
200
Oct 26, 2008, 12:25:04 PM

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