This is not strictly news – but it’s a picture that i stumbled upon in the newspaper, and I wanted to draw it. I need to work on simplified faces seen from afar.
Yesterday was my nightshift-friday, so I’m in my usual zombie-like state, so forgive me if i’m not too productive today!
The artist Kathe Kollwitz popped in my mind when I saw your sketch. WWI era german jew artist. I think it was the theme (before I read the title, it was obvious it was about sickness) that made me think of her. She did wood cut prints, lithographs and drawings. Some anti war propaganda stuff too.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V4fPCguFZfI/Trz8QdnidHI/AAAAAAAAHq8/y7eEhTW7iQA/s1600/11%2B11%2B11.Kollwitz%2Bposter.jpg
Very powerful artwork. Thanks for mentioning it. I might do a study of that