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“Waxing & Waning”
Pencil on Illustration board

Image size 22” x 30” after framing 34” x 42”

This is actually a two part project the drawing which is shown here completed, and a forthcoming, constructed frame will heighten the feel of this drawing. The frame which is a wood construction, painted and given the illusion of weathered, rusted steal will be completed within the next few weeks.

Waxing & Waning. Life itself is a continuum of birth and death, something that was made very clear when my mother passed away during this drawing. At the hospital in the waiting room as I sat in grief, a family awaited the birth of a child to their daughter, laughter and pride filled the room as I sat choking down my tears.

Waxing & Waning relates to a series of drawings called “neo-fossil” that I have been working on for some ten years. This drawing was conceived and started way before my mother’s brief illness but it turned out to be very fitting. There is so much symbolism here that I don’t want to divulge, I am more interested to how it’s translated by others then what inspired me to draw this. Making art is always a journey and the destination only becomes clear when the viewer finds truth with their own unique interpretation.


Thanks for looking

Armin
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~azanigin Oct 8, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
great!
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Mood: Love ~ThomKinzel Feb 26, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Awesome!
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~ALWCustomDesign Jan 4, 2012  Professional General Artist
This is awesome...Exquisite work!
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Mood: Love ~thomasbossert Nov 22, 2011
absolutely great...sorry, I have no other words......:clap::clap::clap:
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~DouglasHumphries Nov 22, 2011
..I kinda like it - the way it is now ....( grid and all ) ....maybe it's finished - but you don't realize it !

....... of course :? ....I've been wrong on these matters before :)
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`nimra Nov 22, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
i never did do the frame it sold a year ago, i started it and then i knew it was going overboard so i left it off, thankx
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*Myronavitch Nov 22, 2011
There a a lot of very talented people who post their work here, and I always enjoy viewing the complexities of this similar works, but this wondrous piece is far above the best of the best. It reached me on so many different levels, but it would take so much time. One thing I would like to share is when I first looked at the thumbnail, the general shape of the piece reminded me of my grandmother's mantle clock. I only wish i could view it for real or in a higher resolution.
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`nimra Nov 22, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
thank you!
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*frozen-scumbag Oct 24, 2009  Professional General Artist
Wow this piece is amazing. It reminds me of this old PC game called Myst. It was a puzzle game that was pretty abstract and every part of it was a mysterious combination of nature and machine. Great job and grats on the DD btw :)
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~Antonella-Dallegre Aug 15, 2009
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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