Soft Shadow by Ania Ahlborn
Ania Ahlborn

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Original Creation Date: April 23rd, 2006

Okay, part deux. This is a follow-up to Estranged. I purposefully tried to keep the style similar and tied it in with the poetry, which is by Damien Echols. (www.wm3.org)

I watched as
the closet door
slid open,
slowly,
and out crept
a spindly man-thing
to dance in silent circles
next to my bed.

Original was auctioned off at Skeleton Key in San Francisco.
Model: Aaron Gilmore
Photographer: Tessa Beebe
Charcoal on 90 lb. paper (Canson), freehand, 14″ × 20″

P.S. I friggin’ LOVE this one. Auction or not, I weep for the original.

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About Ania Ahlborn

Ania Ahlborn is an author, avid traditional charcoal artist, and photography hobbyist. You can find her photography here and learn more about her on her website, AniaAhlborn.com

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dark, poetry, face, boy, portrait, charcoal, gothic, three, west, memphis, wm3

Comments

  • Anita Inverarity
    Anita Inverarityover 3 years ago

    Great work- that short simple poem condures such vivid imagery too- no wonder her gaze is so intend and slightly disbelieving (well through my eyes anyway)- ACE xx

  • Aynako
    Aynakoover 3 years ago

    I love how your charcoal work looks almost like a photo. The poem ties in with it very well.

  • EtherealMe
    EtherealMeover 3 years ago

    Beautiful!

  • paperslayer
    paperslayerover 3 years ago

    WOW….WOW….like WOW!

  • Leith O'Malley
    Leith O'Malleyover 3 years ago

    Just amazing.. loving a lot of your work at the mo :)

  • Chris Capizzi
    Chris Capizziover 3 years ago

    Instant Fav!… I read your profile and your work is anything but fake. @};——

  • Nick Runckel
    Nick Runckelover 3 years ago

    your work is INSANE!! truly, undeniably unbelievable!!!! You have inspired me to pick up charcoal for the first time in years.

  • Lividly Vivid
    Lividly Vividover 3 years ago

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    Lividly Vividover 3 years ago

  • J. D. Adsit
    J. D. Adsitabout 3 years ago

    gorgeous hard shadow is more like it :))