Monday, April 26, 2010

A Child's Funeral Day One





I found a photo of a turn of the century looking funeral for a child. I made a few changes to the composition, added a few inventions, since the photo was pretty grainy and not very detailed. Here is the first day of work on it.

*On edit- I SWEAR this is the last outright morbid thing I'll be doing for a while! Stick with me, we'll get through this!

9 comments:

People Who Know Me Would Say: said...

I am torn between thinking how morbid ; how creative; and how funny!

You put me through the mental paces regularly. :)

Viki said...

I'll be interested to see when its done, what the faces look like.

Unknown said...

you know...i must be getting used to you quite well because morbid did not come to mind! I enjoy seeing how you progress through these works.

moneythoughts said...

Historical not morbid, in my opinion, is the correct word. Yes, it is fun and interesting to watch how you turn a piece of plain paper into a painting. I like your style and I have said that before. I still think you are a natural illustrator with a unique perspective in your presentations.

Tina said...

I really enjoy watching your works in process. I'm just so glad that when I clicked the link in my sidebar that it wasn't a recent funeral for someone you knew...

Jenny said...

Rats. A dead child. Now I'm sad.

Mary Beth @ Live. Laugh. Make Something said...

it's a beautiful work in progress... not morbid at all.

~✽Mumsy✽~ said...

It's interesting to see the beginning of your painting..

spags said...

julie, you are so creative, and such an inspiration! i like it alot!