The Palm Reader2011Pencil and seals on paper
When I lived in Japan (around 2008-2009) I used to walk the same way back from the train station to my host family's house every day. One evening as I walked past the closed shops I saw a man seated at a foldable card table with a small lantern covered in palmistry signs. He seemed a surreal figure, unnoticed by passerby.
Street palm readers aren't really that uncommon, but the atmosphere stuck with me and I drew this some time later. I guess the passage of time rendered the memory somewhat more unreal than it actually was.
I love this picture. It's very spiritual and mysterious. Beautiful and haunting work.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm glad I could give that effect.
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