Illustration Friday (Homage)
This is my homage to Sabrina Ward Harrison. Not necessarily her artistic style (which would be hard to duplicate) but her spirit of expression and her willingness to put the good, bad, and imperfect bits out there and be vulnerable. In a year in which I am living authentically I can think of no other artist who inspires me more.
I did try to capture a bit of her signature artistic elements (the loopy lettering, a hand drawn face) but copying isn't a good way of paying homage to an artist. I hope I've done a not-too-cringe-inducing interpretation.
I've shared this quote before, but it fits so beautifully today:
"I learn and re-learn that silence doesn't protect me. An unexpressed life is very painful to myself and those I love." (Sabrina Ward Harrison)
Original drawing, pen and ink, fluid acrylic paint, pencil, colored pencil, acrylic glaze. 8" x 10" on hot press watercolor paper.
Previous Illustration Friday work: Garden, Leap, Theory, Tales and Legends, Plain, Stitch, 100%, Soar, 2006 Retrospective
I really like this post Jeannine - what a great model for all of us to emulate - putting ourselves out there - shortcomings, vulnerabilities and all.
Susan
Posted by: Susan Tuttle | March 31, 2008 at 10:30 PM
I think you did wonderfully, but then...you would. :) Enjoy your "down" time, sometimes when that happens to me I find that when it comes back, (the urge to art) I've got something new to say and show and learn. Sending you empowering energy today!
Heather
Posted by: Heather | April 01, 2008 at 06:15 AM
Love your drawing and the quote! I wrote down the quote for myself!
Posted by: Karenann Young | April 01, 2008 at 12:36 PM
Nice visual treatment, I like the background against the line drawing, cool!!!
Posted by: timothy tsun | April 01, 2008 at 01:13 PM
Very beautiful homage I think. And that quote is going into my tiny Quote book right now! :-)
Posted by: iHanna | April 01, 2008 at 01:17 PM
Hi Jeannine, just wanted to say hi. Your homage is beautiful and of course I can identify with some of your feelings as only someone who has experienced them herself can. I had a visit with my hubby too recently and saying goodbye was worse, in a way, than the first time when he left last year.
Sending warm, sunshiny thoughts your way,
Laura
Posted by: laura tm | April 03, 2008 at 03:51 PM
Jeannine -- She is so pretty!
Posted by: tracey | April 04, 2008 at 02:01 PM
i love this picture. it's absolutely fantastic, completely reaching out to me.
Posted by: lissa | May 02, 2008 at 11:00 PM