Wednesday, July 26, 2006

opposites



The last time I posted an illustration here, there were a few people who asked about the story. I don't really like spelling it out entirely - I prefer things to be open-ended and preferably to tell their own story. That said, I'll write a little more about this one and what I was thinking while I was working on it.
I imagine that the colour of prejudice and missed opportunity is a sort of a muddy, pea-soup green. I also think that a true dichotomy - polar opposites - seldom exists. There is too much nuance in life for that, and sometimes if you look deeper you may even find that what you thought was true is... exactly the opposite.

8 comments:

erika said...

i like this, well said and well done. you are great with hair also, can be tricky.

Amy Zaleski said...

Nice line drawing and I like your choice of color. Gives it a camouflage feel, which makes sense because doesn't everyone want to blend in on the subway?

Carol said...

great concept.

Majeak Ann said...

I like your concept...real nice.

Marjorie

scribblesk said...

Superb characterization!

Michele Melcher Illustration said...

That's great!
When I was younger, I was the goth rock kid on the subway. Now I'm the 33 year old person that reads my magazine and laughs at all the young kids thinking that they are the first to dye their hair green. :) Nice illo!

taittems said...

I like this, very thought -provoking and sort of spooky

luckymslucy said...

I really thought this was interesting. Good job.