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creatediana · 2 months

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"John Donne" - a charcoal imitation of the 1622 Portrait of John Donne at the age of 49 by an unknown artist, drawn 2/26/2024

This is a purposefully rough work; I hadn't drawn a single thing in two weeks since giving up on a personal and difficult drawing I had worked on during January-February. This was done in about 30-to-40 minutes with just willow charcoal; no pencils and very minimal erasing, so somebody doesn't get the privilege of defined eyelids.

#im happy w it for the amount of effort i put in #that last thing i was drawing... oh im mad and upset like crazy again even thinking about it!!! so im not gonna talk abt!!!#im just gonna shut up about it and you should too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#2024 #my drawing #visual art #john donne #charcoal #charcoal drawing #i was just gonna say the last thing was too much effort for how upset i was with it >:( but SHUT UP!!!!!!!#im so unhappy. my dad reminded me of it bc i guess he forgot i told him i quit it two weeks ago #i got super snappy w him but even thinking about it now makes me wanna cry. i've purposefully put it out of my mind #and now thinking about it again has put me in a bad mood when i wasn't before #i need to do more quick practice drawings as opposed high-effort concentrated works #cuz i gotta face it :) im just not that good at drawing :)#what a more skilled artist could do in a few hours takes me days or weeks #im more satisfied too usually w the low-effort works. i guess bc they aren't crushed under the weight of expectation #man FUCK expectations!!!!!!!!!!!#alright i gotta go im in a bad mood goodnight #bitches >:(

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