Charcoal & graphite on paper

Eyelids Heavy as Dusk

Eyelids Heavy as Dusk
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Sleep gathers at the lashes; the whole face surrenders to the weight of evening light.

A closed eye and brow drawn close enough to fill the sheet, at the moment sleep starts to win. The light is low and comes from one side, so the face is read almost entirely through the shadow falling across it.

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