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"Silent Tears" by Lydia Thomas

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Tag As FavoriteComment		On September 25, 2005, my dear brother, Andrew Thomas, died.  The pain is still fresh and sharp, a lingering ache in my breast.  I loved him dearly, he was my only brother. He died as the result of a tragic accident.  He was only 18 years old.  My brother was tall, slender, and handsome.  He had just graduated from highschool.  He loved to sing, play the drums, inline skate, and play Yu-gi-oh. Andrew and I constantly teamed up to annoy my little sister, but she loved it.  We were all very close.  I know that  you do not know who Andrew is, you never met him, or talked with him. We are, however, all humans, we all feel pain, we have all known suffering, and I know that you will agree that this was a good life lost.  I drew this picture the afternoon of September 25, before I knew my brother was dead. At that time it was just a picture of an old elf, weathered by time and age.  I changed it later to show a bit of my feelings.  Though life must go on, I usually feel like this inside.  He is not blind, but rather, he is empty; lost, and you can see that in his eye.
    My brother is gone and he will never come back. I believe I will see him again in heaven, but in the meantime, I sit with the pain in my breast, shedding my silent tears.


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18 Mar 2006:-) Robert 'Chaos Ranger' Trammell
Sorry to hear about you and your family’s loss. To die young before life could begin is hardest time for any family member.

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Like most of your other drawings posted you have good anatomy drawings. The sorrow on his face depicts your loss very well. The tears rolling down his face seem almost life like, as if the drawing itself weeps.
Nice drawing the only suggestion that I may provide is try to avoid the "one line, one hair" hair drawing. You have good shading skills and hair is nothing more than shading with highlights and shadows.

Nice drawing 2

:-) Lydia Thomas replies: "Thank you very much for the comment. I'm glad you like my drawing. I did try very hard to make it life like, especially with the tears and eyes. Tnanks for the suggestion about the hair, i'm just usually too lazy to do anything more. I'll try something else next time. "
6 Aug 200645 Anonymous
Nice, You might want to go to Anno Birkins web site, (he died in 2001) and look at his work, and especially his words
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'Silent Tears':
 • Created by: :-) Lydia Thomas
 • Copyright: ©Lydia Thomas. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Elf, Man, Old, Pain, Sad, Tears
 • Categories: Head or Facial Study
 • Submitted: 2005-11-07 04:46:06
 • Views: 490
 • Resolution: 493x635

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