If memory serves, my graduation was a 3-day event -- Ring night, Senior night and the actual Graduation ceremony. Unfortunately, at my school, a graduating senior couldn't march with his or her fellow classmates unless they participated in these ceremonies. Sometimes schedules conflict, and so another decision needed to be made. Needless to say, I marched. But as the school year neared its end, I realized how swiftly four years have gone by. Its hard saying goodbye to favorite teachers and to your friends. One more decision: What next?
All of my friends have graduated from my former school, and I wanted to do something special to mark the excitement of being a graduate. This is an example of my gift to them.
Congratulations Class of 2006!
Tell me more about the illustration in this blog entry. Is it a pencil? Charcoal? Is it a sketch for an upcoming painting? What does this drawing say to you about graduation?
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This picture is the completed version of the gift, and was done in pencil on paper. I wanted to give something that was a little more personal, and felt that a portrait was a unique way of their remembering this special event.
ReplyDeleteThe drawing itself is based on a graduation photograph that was taken by Romaguera Photography, a local photography studio that provides their services for many of the graduates in the area.