The theme for this week's Illustration Friday is citrus. That's right: citrus. This is nearly as limiting as the week we did 'polar' (the bears came fast and furious, to avoid the rain of penguins). Since I have no intention of drawing a fucking lemon (or any of its cousins), here's an illo (an Arbus pastiche, actually) with the desired tincture in the background. Colour me sour.
People are always telling me that my work is too dark. So I've put up this sunnier story, but even it has a shadow, as its original publisher – a fine Atlantic Canadian literary magazine called the Gaspereau Review – is no longer in business. ---------------- It was a simple enough thing and that thing was simply this: Edmund Kelley was a gentleman. Of course his mom called him her 'little gentleman', as in 'Oh Edmund, you are my perfect little gentleman,' which did seem to hold to a certain logic that these type of things often follow, considering her affection for him and the fact that he was, after all, only ten years old. Still, Edmund himself was not particularly fond of the diminutive aspect of that title. Gentleman was enough; gentleman summed up the whole thing rather nicely, thank you. He was definitely a more refined version of your average child. He lived in a state of perpetual Sunday m
I'm going to draw a fucking lemon...she looks like she's been sucking on one...
ReplyDeletelooks like her teeth hurt..
ReplyDeleteI'm not interested in fruit either.
ReplyDeletelove the teeth... and zinc yellow is one of my favorite colors to fight wih. superb!
ReplyDeleteShe has attitude...like you?? Fun illo, works for me!
ReplyDeleteNice and tart, which fits the topic allright. No fruit for me either, I'm afraid.
ReplyDeletecant you just go with the flow and draw what penelope demands!?
ReplyDeletedude. you will so get in trouble for bucking the system. you coulda at least had her wear some lemon earrings.
ReplyDeleteNice balancing act with the colors ! My mouth is watering looking at it.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you. I had no inspiration really for this topic. This week for signs... I bucked the system. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeletewow. the colors are very sour indeed!
ReplyDeleteThe scientist in me did " Polar' bonds and I was surprised at all the polar bears. Yours is great - love the colors
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