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Our Lady of Lanikai (rendered in colored pencils)
This unique representation of the Blessed Virgin was inspired by a profound personal experience that I had in 2004 involving a tiny pebble. Back then I had a health crisis during which I was undergoing severe abdominal pains for several weeks - my doctor had scheduled medical testing to determine the cause of my pains, and as I awaited the results, I have to admit that I was a bit anxious.
I went to a nearby beach - Lanikai Beach (see the Comments Section of this photo) - with a few friends to relax and pray, but despite my best efforts, I couldn't rid myself completely of my anxiety. I remember silently asking the Lord and the Blessed Mother to help me and that's when I happened to glance up at the sky above the ocean. I was surprised to see a perfectly round cloud with a letter "V" hollowed into the center of it. I quickly drew my friends' attention to the cloud and we watched it for almost a minute as the sky-blue "V" slowly expanded into a clear shape of a Heart, while the cloud itself retained it's circular form.
After a few more minutes the cloud eventually dissipated, leaving all of us deeply impressed. My friends and I discussed the unusual formations and we all concluded that the blue "V" stood for "Virgin Mary" and the Heart was obviously the symbol for Love; taken all together, the whole event was interpreted as a personal sign from the Blessed Mother that she would take care of me... but the matter didn't end there.
I continued to pray, and as I did so, I absent-mindedly picked up clumps of sand and threw them into the ocean. I noticed that a single sand pebble remained sticking to one of my fingers, and when I took a closer look at it, I was amazed by its appearance - the pebble bore an uncanny resemblance to a classic Madonna-and-Child figure, almost like a tiny 1/2 inch statue of the Holy Virgin carrying the infant Jesus (see the Comments Section)! As I pondered this additional grace my heart was further eased and I was filled with immense peace. Needless to say, my test results were favorable as they brought to light a minor intestinal condition that was easily treated with medication.
This drawing depicts the unusual cloud formations that I witnessed on that fateful day in 2004, and in the center, I drew a stylized representation of the Madonna-and-Child image that I believe to be present in the pebble that I found on the beach. Behind the Virgin is beautiful Lanikai Beach with it's blue waters and world-famous famous "twin islands".
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Some friends and I had a play day where we challenged ourselves to draw freely.
I used a combination of tracing paper and gesso coated calico and came up with some very interesting images
These faces were drawn on to tracing paper using pen and ink.
The images were then left to dry and further ink and paint was added to the reverse
I then cut out the tracing paper images and attached them to a fragment of an old book page
Lab 40 - Canson 9 in x 12 in Sketchbook, Copic markers, PITT Pens, Rub-on, Inkssential White Pen, Sharpie Poster Paint.
My first attempt at two point perspective drawing done in Biro. Inspired when I was randomly searching drawings on Google images (Yes, I do that a lot when I'm bored and I need inspiration :D ). Working on other drawings and soon there will be one big piece, so stay tuned!
Ajith :)
Our Lady of LaSalette (rendered in pencil)
On September 19, 1846, the Blessed Virgin appeared to two shepherd children from the mountainous hamlet of LaSalette, France. Our Lady appeared dressed in peasant garments and surrounded by a brilliant aura of light, while abundant tears flowed from her eyes. The message she brought from Heaven was one of warning, repentance, & chastisement for those who neglected to attend Holy Mass and failed to observe Lenten penances. The Church approved the apparitions in 1851.
In this drawing, I attempted to portray the Virgin with an expression of sorrow in the eyes, but at the same time, with a look of majesty and strength.
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