Suicide Attempt, Kings Cross
Conté crayon on paper. From a series on real-life contemporary Sydney stories.
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Dani Dreyer
Love your Conte drawing style a lot. This looks serious and love it!!
John Douglas replied
Thanks Dani. yeah I guess it is serious, as these things go :)
Paul Compton
I love this work John. Makes me shudder and tear up.
John Douglas replied
I am glad it provoked a reaction Paul but am sad too. I always try and think that there is funny in all sadness and sadness in all humour. The folly of our life I suppose.
Susan Grissom
I agree with Paul….......
John Douglas replied
ahhh – some happy ones to come – and this scene ended well too!
John Fish
this is so disturbing. the line quality in the sketching really creates this violent atmosphere. I would think it is from a real life situation. this has such power
John Douglas replied
Thanks John. And yes indeed all from this series are from real life situations I have witnessed. On a phase of documenting some local history that doesn’t make it in to books on the area.
noinvisiblehand
I live within walking distance of the London King’s Cross In the eighties and nineties it was like the picture. Now, with the sparkly Eurostar Terminal, it is cauterized and sanitised. Very emotive artwork, John.
John Douglas replied
Seems to be the way of it – more and more homogenised ‘cleaned up’ sanitised and gutted at Sydney’s Kings Cross too. I recall London’s Kings cross form the 80s and 90s, what a shame it has met the same fate.
Paul Suryawinata
Love this dark humour, John! Your comical style gives so many dimension to the issue.
John Douglas replied
Thansk Paul. I always think there is humour in the darkest moment and sadness in the funniest and try to convey some of that, so am glad it worked here :)
Antanas
beautiful work
John Douglas replied
thanks antanas
H M Bascom
There is always one or two in the crowd chanting “jump! jump!” Great drawing John. I’m glad he came down from the brink of death.
John Douglas replied
yeah all turned out well in the end. And yes, always one wag in the crowd!
Shylie Edwards
yes is so disturbing…..so sad…...great raw style!
John Douglas replied
Thansk Shylie – more to come am enjoying my Sydney series at present
Roy Wilkins
love the street drawings.
John Douglas replied
Thanks, I’m having fun with these lately.
ellejayerose
oh darling… some days it is best to lock your self in your room and hide under the warmth and comfort of ya doona x with a good read…. but nooooooo edgar allan woe on these days!
John Douglas replied
oh no edgar allen poe – that si what iw as doing wrong!
ellejayerose
me…. i read way too much dorothy parker and emily dickenson
John Douglas replied
I feel I mist brush up on my emily dickenson – sadly lacking there. Too many good writers and not enough time – wah!