26 July 2011

A gift to Max Ernst in the form of three herring and a salmon

I have fallen in love with this illustration by Max Ernst. It lives at MoMa. You can watch a little video about it here. Of course, I love the art/science connection with the allusions to microscopic images and the mix of biology and technology. But, I also love the palette and media, the lovely expanse of flat black opaque gouache and ink on paper. Love!

So, here is my newest illustration on paper, an overt hommage to Max Ernst, and another cover illustration for a research proposal I am working on. The illustration is done using gouache, watercolour, and India ink.

2 comments:

ruth said...

Gorgeous illustration!

pandabase said...

Thank you so much! I'm hoping to do some more in the same style. :)