The silent weep by Tony Compton
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A sad subject for art but it can’t always be cheerful, it is for exploring. I took the inspiration for this piece from a low moment in life with someone i know who i observed sat in a darkened room weeping and was at her lowest moment. The moonlight through the window lit up her face and this image stuck with me. As i like to create nostalgia i put together some pencil sketches and created a young victorian girl experiencing the same emotions, simple but it captured the mood i was after.
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Tony Compton
Hi, I am an artist of Watercolour, fine art drawing, Ink and watercolour and hand drawn digital art. My watercolours are my main passion as i enjoy capturing nostalgic scenes, i create a sense of the past and each scene has a story to tell. I create art from life as i see it and as it passes me by…
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