Saturday, 14 July 2012

IF Lost




                                                                Size: 24 x 32 cms
                                                                Media: graphite on paper
                                                                Pens: mechanical pencils

This week I decided to start drawing various characters on a piece of paper. Each day that passed I worked a little more and added a couple of more. I challenged myself to finish the drawing and make it fit the Illustration Friday topic word...I decided this with only ten characters drawn. The topic this week is 'Lost'.

"......if man is living in fear, he will be a lost soul even in death." Unknown
Posted by Rod MacGregor at 11:49
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32 comments:

  1. roberto M.14 July 2012 at 13:27

    Amigo, este dibujo es Es-pec-ta-cu-lar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Es una suerte que nos hayas mostrado esto, es un placer verlo. Más allá de la palabra que propone IF, este dibujo es grandioso, te felicito!!!
    Buen fin de semana, saludos a tu esposa y tus hijos!!!!!!!!!

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  2. Ces Adorio14 July 2012 at 17:14

    OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH!!! I LOVE THIS! Where is gerard? he is lost! Rod this is great. A different scenery indeed and I love the ominous clouds in the background.

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    1. Rod MacGregor16 July 2012 at 11:54

      Gerard must be lost or taking a well earned rest!

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  3. Cindy D.15 July 2012 at 20:49

    Oh my gosh, what a great idea for a drawing exercise! But geez, could you stop making such happy people for a few minutes?

    So cool blown up to the size of my monitor screen! The people are so all great, and each one just a bit differently depressed than the next. And some just look sad. And all packed in like sardines. I wonder if they have access to a bathroom? Snacks? Lovely job with the shadows.

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    1. Rod MacGregor16 July 2012 at 11:55

      If you draw smiling people...it changes the dynamic!

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  4. Ted Blackman16 July 2012 at 08:48

    I really like the guy who has the lazy eye.. oh wait, there's another guy with a lazy eye.. and another...

    Okay, now I'm starting to like the one guy who's eyes are on the same axis, cause he's so unique.

    Is the room full of 'found' people a lot more festive, Rod?

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    1. Rod MacGregor16 July 2012 at 11:57

      The found room could well be on the cards now Ted! As I started drawing this before I had the word...the lazy eyes seems to be the way forward with the 'lost' look!

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  5. Sasa Saastamoinen16 July 2012 at 08:57

    Obviously Gerard is found.
    This would look great as a wood cut. A new exercise for you?

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    1. Rod MacGregor16 July 2012 at 11:59

      It took quite a while with a pencil....so unless someone commissioned me to make a woodcut...the carving tools will stay locked away!

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  6. nelleke16 July 2012 at 09:56

    so much to see, great expressions, Rod!

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    1. Rod MacGregor16 July 2012 at 12:00

      Cheers Nelleke!...the expressions seemed to find themselves with no real effort from me..they just flowed from the pencil.

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  7. Richard Ewing16 July 2012 at 16:52

    This is got to be my favorite of yours... there's been a few..
    But this one is so specific while leaving the main thread up for grabs that it can keep one visually occupied for hours. What are their individual stories?

    I like the dancing shadows, and the varied expressions throughout.
    Great piece Rod.
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    1. Rod MacGregor18 July 2012 at 10:30

      Thanks Richard..their individual stories could take a while!

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  8. MAGYARiX16 July 2012 at 19:54

    Interesting faces! This is your blog, but maybe it would be time to draw somen women here. Fragile ones, please :)

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    1. Rod MacGregor18 July 2012 at 10:31

      Women!!!Fragile ones? I'll have a think about that!!

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  9. Claire Wildish16 July 2012 at 21:21

    I love the scene you've captured, very moody and despairing. You can see the sense of loss in all of them.

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  10. James McCullen17 July 2012 at 09:42

    Excellent work man!!!!! I love these characters, and they've got so much character!!!! :D
    The dude directly in the middle of your illustration is my favourite! hehe :P

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  11. Elizabeth Rose Stanton18 July 2012 at 16:45

    They're all crouched down in the bottom of the basket of a hot air balloon. Is there a kitty in there with them? ;)

    (P.S. Brilliant approach to the topic! I absolutely love the guy in the front with his hands over his compadre's eyes).

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  12. roberto M.19 July 2012 at 17:14

    something weird is happening
    when I want to come a tu blog
    yo voy a google+ y me dice que Rod no comparte nada conmigo!!!!!!!
    Do you know what????????????
    En la foto de google (que se ve más grande que la de tu blog)
    yo pude ver detrás tuyo una guitarra eléctrica!!!!!!

    no me digas que tú tocas la guitarra eléctrica!!!!!
    :)))))))))))))))))

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    1. Rod MacGregor20 July 2012 at 11:21

      Hola Roberto, ayer estaba probando con google+ y luego he cambiado a profile de blogger otra vez....espero que ahora veas blogger? Si, hace muchos años he tocado una guitarra eléctrica...si no estoy dibujando estoy tocando!!!Me encanta rock and roll igual que arte!!!

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  13. Bill Jaynes19 July 2012 at 17:18

    Strong piece, I feel it in my soul.

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  14. AHAviews19 July 2012 at 18:31

    Looks the way it feels to be in an elevator, to me. I imagine the bing of each floor announced until the doors open on: Lost. Now what? Great stuff. Love the graphite feel of this, the story each character holds in his face, posture.

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  15. wamacgregor20 July 2012 at 09:54

    Hi Rod...finally worked it out....with us there YOU had to get lost....keep it up

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    1. Rod MacGregor20 July 2012 at 11:24

      I think it was more of a case that we got Lost together...It was great to see you!

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  16. roberto M.21 July 2012 at 13:43

    Ja Ja, no problem hombre!!!! voy a google o voy a blogger, es divertido :)

    I hope you have a good summer weekend. take your children to the beach, collecting beautiful shells, make sand castles!
    Oh, I can not get the butterflies to those girls, if I could swear that I would ;DDDDDDDDDD
    Byeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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  17. Paula Gonzalez Nogueira12 August 2012 at 16:39

    I really like this one!

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Thanks Guys!!

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