Sketches by me

[ceallach67]

Hi all, I've joined awhile ago, but I really haven't been too active a poster. lol... erm... okay, not at all would be more accurate.

I'm not even sure if I made one of those "Hey... uh... I'm new" threads. lol So... Hi all!

Anyway I was enjoying seeing all the artwork here and I thought I'd share the sketches I made.

I sized them down from the orginial scanned sizes, because the orginals are rather large. I have some others than these but I've yet to have them scanned. So here are just a few for now, hope you like 'em:

The Fly

Rattle and Hum Bono (just charcoal pencil)

Rattle and Hum Bono (with watercolors and charcoal pencil)

This one I actually gave to Bono when I met him. I called it "In the Name of Love" and I gave it to him when I met him in Washington DC February 3.

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

Very nice, that is cool that you gave that one to Bono

 

[Bonochick]

Those are pretty cool!

 

[daafish]

I like the use of high contrast. Using the paper for your white and adding the darks with charcoal. Reminds me, I haven't used charcoal in quite a while! Not since art school

 

[ceallach67]

Very nice, that is cool that you gave that one to Bono

Thanks! I sketched that one specifically to give Bono and I was lucky enough to be able to have the chance. In the readers digest version of the story, it was a gift of thanks for being a positive source of energy for my almost 5 year old young son who loves the song Vertigo. My son has Leukemia and that song has helped him through a lot. My son also drew him a picture that I have him. It was very cute and Bono was amazing about the whole thing. I'll never forget it.

 

[ceallach67]

Those are pretty cool!

Thankees!! Really happy that you think so!

 

[ceallach67]

I like the use of high contrast. Using the paper for your white and adding the darks with charcoal. Reminds me, I haven't used charcoal in quite a while! Not since art school

Thanks! Yeah, I'm better with this kind of thing. I'm NO good with paints actually. I find that I tend to lean toward shading heavily. LOL... I guess that's obvious, huh?

Thanks for your comments, they are much appreciated.

 

[spanna]

Oi Ceallach!!!! *waves madly*

LOL, I love seeing people I know on random U2 boards. Beautiful drawings.

 

[JanuaryStar]

Welcome!!

And I love your sketches, they're beautiful

 

[Laird/Bono]

 

[coemgen]

Nice. Those three men's lives mean a lot to me. It's cool to see them in your art.