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Matthew Deakin
Penzance

I'm 36 years old, married with 5 year old twins. I was born in Cornwall and lived here all of my life.I've always enjoyed drawing but unfortunately I never followed my dream when I left school and...

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  • August 17, 2010
  • September 18, 2011
  • 1769
  • 29
  • bulb, drawing, graphite, lead, light, metal, pencil, realism, shading, shadow, lightbulb, blending
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8 Comments

  1. Tom O'brien
    Tom O'brien Holy Moly! This is such an exquisite rendering. I don't know if it's compelling enough as a subject, though as time passes, it may grow more interesting.. But your technique is just amazing.
    September 18, 2011 at 3:27 pm
  2. Matthew Deakin
    Matthew Deakin Thanks Tom. Appreciate your comment. The reason I drew this was not only because I find these type of lightbulb fascinating. They're taken for granted really. A simple bulb that produces light when turned on. Yet they're not simple really. All the little intricate parts that enable it to produce light.
    Also, the combination of metal and glass that produces different lights and shadows when light shines on it is beautiful.
    Another reason for drawing this bulb is because of the experience I got fr
    September 18, 2011 at 3:52 pm
  3. angelo dorigo
    angelo dorigo great work, compliments

    a
    September 19, 2011 at 3:39 am
  4. Martha Cordero
    Martha Cordero Impresionante
    October 2, 2011 at 9:08 pm
  5. Christopher Cox
    Christopher Cox Wonderful work!
    January 23, 2012 at 2:23 pm
  6. Shohre Vakili
    Shohre Vakili Beautiful and masterful.
    January 24, 2012 at 4:10 pm
  7. Ken Omom
    Ken Omom Like your work Great work and very beautiful and inspiring
    April 11, 2012 at 11:07 am
  8. Stefan Koch
    Stefan Koch Very Very Good, absolutely impressive!
    October 10, 2012 at 12:30 am
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