bravesailor

The illustrious Jen Vaughn and I have a show of our work up for sale at Rosey Jekes in Hanover NewHampshire. We both created watercolor paintings based on some of our favorite books from classic literature. I was inspired by the mad beauty of Moby Dick, while Jen was romanced by Pride & Prejudice. Some day, maybe we’ll collaborate and create illustrations with 19th century women in empire style dresses hunting whales while Captain Darcy broods. Or, we’ll have bearded sailors politely sipping tea while trading longing glances and love letters.

I like to take a few hours off from my usual schedule to do some figure drawing from live (nude!) models. It never gets old.

People have always been my favorite thing to draw. In my sketchbook, doodles on my planner, endless variations. I especially like to think about how the muscle wraps around bone and how the contracting and expanding controls movement. It’s like looking through the skin and seeing the machinery underneath.