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Art, Merope, G

Apr 16, 2007 19:57

TITLE: Yearning
MEDIA: Ink
RATING: G
WARNINGS: None
CHARACTERS/PAIRING: Merope Gaunt, w/offscreen and unrequited Merope/Tom Riddle Sr.
NOTES: Merope liked to lean out of her window, ignore the thorns, and watch him on his horse as day shaded into twilight.

( Yearning )

lightpoint

Comments 5

purplefluffycat April 17 2007, 00:14:00 UTC

This is beautiful. You have captured her melancholy and longing so well here, especially with Merope's hopeless expression and twisted posture. The black and white palette and the geometric hatching give the piece a perfectly stark atmosphere too, and the undefined shapes inside the house hint at a definite sense of menace. Brava!

PurpleFluffyCat x

lightpoint April 17 2007, 00:17:40 UTC

Thanks! I wibbled over her posture for quite some time, and it's the first time I think that I more or less nailed the hatching appropriotely...And justa s long as you don't think she's too pretty. HBP says PLAIN, not jaw-droppingly deformed.

So glad you liked it!

faeriemaiden April 17 2007, 01:06:15 UTC

I love this--it's got a nice old-fashioned illustration look, and I'm a sucker for ink drawings. The vague ominosity of the inside of the house is fantastic, as is the general sense of unrest shown by Merope's twisted position, the twisted plants, and the unkempt house. Splendid work!

lightpoint April 17 2007, 01:07:43 UTC

...it's got a nice old-fashioned illustration look

Eeeee!! Thanks! The random ink experiments might be FINALLY paying off! :D So glad you like this!

virginie_m May 8 2007, 08:28:03 UTC

This is truly haunting, and reminds me of a children's book illustration. I really like her twisted form and awkwardness, and I love the sense of unease in the house.