Long May It Last [900x795 --> ]

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after several failed attempts drawing with thicker markers on the gigantic easel paper [27x34" / 67x86cm], i finally made this from my Russian-porn-viewing. it took forever. i used a lilac ultrafine Sharpie, the fumes of which eventually gave me a severe headache. the Sharpie and the easel paper are a good match, though. while the paper is incredibly thin, the marker barely dots or spreads out; the lines are very skinny.

when i got done with it, it seemed proper to cut off the pieces that weren't part of the overall shape of the drawing.

i had to crank up the contrast like crazy to get a viewable image of it. skinny lilac lines on white paper don't photograph easily. in real life, the wall isn't nearly so yellow.

Detail, wall context -->

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lower left

upper right

lower right

i stuck it in a blankish corner of the bedroom

right near the amazing paintings Steven made + gave me of Michael Stipe and Lou Reed- the former for a birthday, the latter for a Christmas