The Bridge of Sighs

Sketchbook

Accidental use of cough syrup spilled all over the bag created rich, saturated areas of orange color.

Characters

nonfigurative

City

Similar

pretty. in pink.

Illustration Friday topic

Studies after fashion illustrations from the early 1900's.

Two folders of La Belle Époque costumes from local library have resulted in two spreads of drawings.
The elegant designs of those illustrations depicting beautiful women were inspired by birds, flowers, sea motifs...etc. Those images have a profound influence on my reading of the assignment.
I decided to go with the S-Bend Silhouette to create the Flamingo effect. And to make it work by coloring everything in pink. The final is cut and paste composition of flamingos and a fashion victim with elongated neck.

The second concept: similarities between the personality/appearance of owners and their pets.