The gnarled hand spanned the foot-and-a-half distance in milliseconds, like the angry branch of an ancient tree. It gripped my arm with hesitation. I continued to stare at its unmoving form. The skin was dry - almost reptilian - catching the light and throwing it right back. There was decades of dirt embedded in it, so deep it might as well have been written in genetic code. I half expected to see cracked, brittle nails, and was slightly disappointed to see smooth, clean cut little stubs affixed to the end of his fingers. My eyes traced the mountains of knotted bone and the large veins that spread along like rivers.
I remembered to breathe, closing my eyes shut, and opening them. I felt my eyes track the expanse of his arm back to his face. A face just as weatherworn and ragged, with slight silver gleaming along his jaw where he had missed shaving. It was the eyes that made no sense. Settled below thick black brows, the large blue orbs glowed with sadness and sympathy. His mouth was a straight line, curled imperceptibly upward at one corner.
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I was supposed to be designing an abstract design for class tomorrow.
And then I somehow started painting Cas? I honestly cannot recall choosing to do this. Help.
Also: colors. Colors everywhere. Maybe someday I’ll do an actual portrait with actual colors.
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A portion of the proceeds will be donated (to two causes). Read more about the donations here.
And to celebrate, I’ll be donating to The Random Act!!!
As of right now, I haven’t earned my goal total to donate. So, I’m going to extend my deadline to the end of the month. :)
If you guys would like to help, you can donate directly to the random act. Or, if you’d also like to help me out, you can purchase artwork at my society6 and redbubble.
The money I’ve earned from my sales so far are going to be donated to benedictosaurus. You can find more information regarding that here and here.
I’m throwing this post up with links so that anyone reading this will hopefully be moved to help. Even the smallest of amounts helps. :3
I know you’re all probably sick of seeing this, so I’ll keep it brief. I just wanted one post with all of the info concerning this piece (to make it easier to access).
This print and some additional merchandise is available on Redbubble and society6.com, and can be voted on at Qwertee (should be up by tomorrow. If not, disregard this link).
If you guys have any comments or concerns, shoot me an email at irontu@gmail.com, or toss an ask my way. It’s hard trying to keep up with reblogs that ask questions. :)
Also, a portion of the money I receive from these sales will be donated to Random Acts, so you can own some art and help fund a charity!!! Please reblog and spread the word!
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Since you guys asked, Sherlock Holmes print is now available for purchase!!!
Available as framed art prints, stretched canvases, iPhone cases, laptop & iPad skins, iPhone & iPod skins, hoodies, and T-Shirts!
A reverse version (white image on black background) will be available soon.