The Old Man Of The Mountain

by Sean Connolly

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18.000 x 24.000 inches

Title

The Old Man Of The Mountain

Artist

Sean Connolly

Medium

Drawing - Charcoal On Paper

Description

The Old Man Of The Mountain


millennia ago, a mountain is made in man's image

fate and the last ice age are the sculptors accountable for an unusual 40-foot tall rock formation resembling the profile of an old man's face

gradually, and through solid New Hampshire granite, the creativity of a retreating glacier carves it.

they call him The Old Man Of The Mountain

high above Profile Lake he overlooks in an inspirational, stoic, and ageless stare

the arc of Time amuses him as he spans it

for a miniature eternity,
This Old Man kicks Time's ass

but on May 3, 2003, faultering and tiring,
he failed to resist any longer and succumbed

he couldn't answer the bell

a keystone rock in his adam's apple rolled,
and this unique overhung 5-layered ledges of granite crumbled

a familiar force attracted him downward to the center of the Earth

The Old Man won his countless daily battles,
but on that day he finally lost the war to Gravity and its sadistic disregard

the still undefeated heavyweight tag-team
of Time & Gravity, once again,
demonstrate their inescapable power and influence over matter on this planet

in an unhappy ending worthy of an opera,

The Old Man Of The Mountain exists no more.



This charcoal pencil on paper artwork was completed Jan 7, 2014.



AI description:
A monochromatic depiction of rugged textures and fragmented forms resembles a cliff or rock face. The artwork, signed by Sean Connolly, employs contrasting shades to bring out the three-dimensional quality of the subject.

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January 7th, 2014

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