Earth: Fragile Planet


Hey folks! Here's a small painting (5x 15in. ink and gouache on paper) I created for the Society of Illustrators. It's for the show Earth: Fragile Planet to raise awareness for issues affecting the environment. This is especially timely with the recent onslaught of natural disasters around the globe.

I wanted to test myself, and see how simple I could go with this one. I have a chronic tendency to over complicate my pictures, so this was a fun experiment!

The show is not until June 3rd though, so when more information is available I'll pass it along.

cheers!
-fv

9 comments:

pcarlson@ringling.edu said...

love it. poor guy.

Carly said...

I think you succeeded; it's clean and simple and works very well!

Del Rey said...

damn this is an awesome piece..

Tanya Lam said...

Aw, poor bear! I'm digging the execution a lot.

Christopher Soprano said...

The limited palette really enhances the impact of this image.

Aaron Rossell Illustration said...

Pretty brilliant--and yeah you nailed the simplicity for sure.

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Thomas Fluharty said...

Beautiful Francis, LOVE the style. Great talent !Truly ~T