Original Size: 8.5x11
Medium: Graphite
Copyright Notice: Photograph: Janne-Landet. Graphite Image: 2006 by Bob Giadrosich/Sharayah Press. All Rights Reserved.

    As an artist, there are many things which capture my imagination, such as mood, lighting, and texture. Recently, when I was looking through the gallery of fellow Deviant Janne-Landet, the image entitled Wind caught my eye.

    While I don’t make it a habit of re-interpreting established photographs, and while she already maintains a gallery of delightful stock images, I knew that I had to draw “Wind.” Thankfully, when I inquired about permission to do so, she graciously consented.

    Because I prefer to shoot my own reference, I had to ask myself, “Why do you want to draw this?” Perhaps it’s the mood of the piece. Maybe it had to do with the lighting. Of course, the textural detail was alluring.
    I finally realized that, while it is all these reasons, and many more, I also think it had something to do with a shared love for the same music. Hence, the name, "Stolen Child."