Charcoal on toned Paper. 2020 SOLD
In the Historic Oakland Cemetery, there is the smallest little stone marker beneath a giant magnolia. Just a beautiful contrast.
Charcoal on Paper. 2019/2020.
Walnut ink dip pen on paper.
Trees in a more open area of the cemetery.
A family of graves under a big (oak?) tree in the cemetery, along the wall near the parking lot.
Charcoal on paper, 2019/2020
Graphite on paper.
I adored the motion of this statue.
“These broken wings can still fly… on prayers lifted high.”
Charcoal on toned paper. 2020
“She sat by the river and awaited the day
He would finally sail home and with her,
He’d stay.”
Graphite on paper. 2019
Prints and original available for purchase.
An iron gate to keep
Ghouls at bay.
A brick entrance
Shrouded in life.
Do not enter
A single living soul.
This place is for those
with nowhere else to go.
Forged with strength
For a job no one likes.
He, alone, is where
The dead find life.
This passage worn by time
Creaks and groans.
A finally comforting “Welcome Home.”
Taylor Chartrand
It is intriguing how we view Death; how we think of him. He is eternal and ageless, yet still we try to measure him in days and years since our loved ones’ pass. He is the final form of love, I feel. For when we die we are still not alone. He is there.
Walnut Ink on Watercolor Paper. 2020.
SOLD
Charcoal on Toned Paper. 2020.
So, I was at Oakland two days ago and sat beneath a tree and really started thinking. Never a great idea, I know, but this time it wasn’t that bad. Haha
I wrote a writing of sorts. The next day I returned in search of a tree I felt would fit the written piece. The one I wrote under, I somewhat drew. It was a good tree, but too clustered by other trees. So I went in search of another tree. I found it. This is technically two trees, but I felt it fit the purpose. So here is the drawing for “Cemetery Tree.” I included a sketch of this on my writing, also posted.
Figure atop John F. Kiser’s grave.
Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia.
Graphite on paper. 2019
Charcoal on Paper. 2020
Original drawing accompanied by original writing by Taylor Chartrand. 9x12 Walnut ink on bristol.