06 January 2008

Deathbed

Royal Free Hospital, London
Pen and ink on Moleskine 14cm x 9cm. Click to enlarge.

7 comments:

Vhrsti said...

Very touched sketch, Ellis. Excellent work!

neilornstein said...

I am now at the age where I am seeing more and more of such scenes.Fine work on a tough subject.
Regards, Neil

studio lolo said...

I'm with Neil. We start to see much too much of this scene as we age. I can hear his shortness of breath and the oxygen whispering back from the tubes. You've even captured the perfect paunch in spite of his thinness.

Brine Blank said...

Poigniant mr nadler...

Steve said...

It's shit being old and/or ill. A combo deal is shitter.

Oh well, time for my little pill...

Anonymous said...

the lines are all so beautifully intentional. absolutely wonderful.

soulbrush said...

oh god, why did i ever smoke?