Friday, April 15, 2011

Chip - 3rd Entry Colleen's Book

"At the Cathedral Pub" Color Pencil. 24cm x 16cm.

The theme for Colleen's book is the color red and my favorite color is alizarin crimson.  The tablecloths in one of my local neighborhood pubs are a crimson and they happen to be the cloths of my favorite Czech beer - Gambrinus.  The problem though was that the tablecloths aren't transparent like alizarin crimson so my solution was in the consideration of stained glass.  Bingo! -  stained glass windows of a cathedral.  A marriage of two opposites! - a pub scene (with alcohol) in an iconic church/religious platform!  Should you drink or should you pray?!

1 comment:

angela said...

"Should I drink or should I pray" is exactly how I felt during this Holy Week while traipsing around Rome. ;D

I like your fun commentary and explanations, Chip. Look forward to the next one.