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当自己比高高的向日葵还矮小时
无需大费周章
就可以
化入风景
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才过了一个夏天,她就不再搂着龙宝宝躲入花影唱歌跳舞了。才过了一个夏天,她就觉得绿荫间交织的虫鸣有点刺耳了。才过了一个夏天,她就迫不及待下一个又下下一个夏天的到来了。
不过才一个夏天的轮替,屋后花田的向日葵都变矮了。她高高地站在花丛里,尴尬无处隐藏。
PS: I modeled this little girl after my youngest niece who is now 8 years old. A few years back, she used to keep longer hair and Barney the purple dinosaur was then her favourite toy. She’s grown so much within a few years, I’m beginning to miss those moments having her in my arms by the window, counting the passing vehicles out on the road.
小家伙跺着脚气冲冲地来到后院,靠着墙双臂交叉,小嘴努得像鸭子。
不公平!他心里直嚷着。偏心!
他满腹委屈,仿佛曾经独享的天堂必须硬生生扳成两半,失去平衡。
坏主意在他古灵精怪的脑海里打转。他真的是恨下心了。
但不知怎么的,当小弟弟终于从杳渺的天际线消失得无影无踪时,留下的竟是一大半不安的空洞。
其实分享天堂也是不错的,他说。
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这是去年底画的一张小图,一直搁着没发表。背景是街上的一面白墙,当时斜阳将树影清晰地打在墙上,形成有趣的视觉效果。觉得这样的画面蕴藏一股张力,仿佛一个舞台,等着各种可能的情节片段连番登场。
This was done months back, even before the snowy winter. I was out with my camera trying to capture interesting shots to be used as raw materials for potential illustrations. This white-washed wall somewhere near my campus caught my eyes; I love the captivating shadow, the combination of black and white and the clean-cut outline of the wall that naturally forms an inner frame for the picture. To me, it was somehow like a drawing half done, with the wall acting as canvas and the empty spaces awaiting one to fill in the possible stories. And here’s one little idea I did at that time, entitled “I hate my baby brother!”.