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©2004-2009 ~bennettua
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Pensive Marilyn
I have a great fascination for the late Marilyn, and love to see shots of her at the most candid, such as what you see here. Though she battled with depression her whole life, she always seemed to glow physically. And anyone who says she was just a pretty face has never seen her act or heard her voice. She wasn't the best at either acting or singing, but she was a superstar the likes of which we haven't seen since.
Done on Bristol smooth 300 series paper, 19 " x 24". Used all pencils up to 6H and (obviously) wore out a few 7Bs. This is a photograph of the drawing. (The thickness of the 7B doesn't make for good scanning.)

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:icontyrania:
This is fantastic...
great!
:icongreydawg:
I love this one---it looks like a STATUE of her face, mostly from her hair, but it's a really cool effect. And, most importantly, it LOOKS like MM.
:sigh:

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"The study of the quantitative entities of numbers is rightfully given a place of relative unimportance in a world filled with flowers and beautiful women..."
--Albert Einstein
:iconf1gur3h3ad:
looks gigaphatabulous! All pencils and a touch of browsweat...excellent work. now if only you made the blow-up doll that looked like this......

definately keep this up...with such prowess with lead no wonder the digital stuff shines.....

b II
:iconbennettua:
Thank you! Quite a vibrant vocabulary you have! Thanks again!
:iconffentoozler:
i am a huge marilyn fan and i LOVE this drawing!

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Awful happens all the time try not to let it kill you
:iconbennettua:
You're just commenting all over my gallery! Thanks again!
:iconffentoozler:
i didnt think you'd mind :-P. you should check out my 'marilyn' deviation. just finished it last night.. but it's not as good as yours...

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Awful happens all the time try not to let it kill you
:iconirenata:
this is really nice, and I'm kinda fascinated with her too.

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i IR e IN a T a
:iconsharkaholic:
wow this is also another classic piece from you! i'm loving your gallery, u have some awesome talent here! The hand and the face look awesome, the whole piece is pretty much perfect, i love everything about it! +fave!

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Busking for change and changing everything
Feeble Fables aren't changing anything,
It's my time to shine, like the tuna in the brine,
for my pregnant paws aren't changing anything.
:iconbennettua:
Thanks! If you like my work so much, think about adding me to your watch list!

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November 2, 2004
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Jul 21, 2004, 2:06:00 PM

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