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Beach Day , 2021 7 x 10 in. Pen on paper “And, though some of us like adventure travel, most prefer to sit in the sun like a rack of spareribs, basting ourselves regularly with sauce, and quietly frying, taking care to turn over so we’ll be cooked on both sides”. -Diane Ackerman, A Natural History of the Senses, page 92 This quote created such a vivid image in my mind that I wanted to recreate the scene in comic form. I chose the simple medium of pen and ink to achieve a classic comic book look. I wanted this piece to be a commentary on the separation we make between animals and humans. We cook and season animals, but we ourselves bake in the sun, “basting ourselves with sauce”. I thought putting pieces of meat in place of suntanning beachgoers would create a humorous representation of Ackerman’s metaphor. Hand Candle , 2021 7 x 10 in. Pen on paper “In the sand-swept sprawl of the panoramic film Lawrence of Arabia a scene of quintessential machismo stands out: T. E. Lawrenc...
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