Drawing

After a period of time only slightly longer than that promised in my previous post, here is my feature all about the lovely drawings of my friend and flatmate, Adam Shone. Please be aware that you must click on the images to enlarge them to proper viewing size. They simply don't do Mr. Shone justice in their scaled-down form.

Let us start at the beginning. Adam began spending his obviously abundant free time on drawing long before I ever met him. In the beginning, his style was simple, yet effective. Note this example, aimed at our good friend Finn:

Figure 1.

I particularly enjoy the use of a fancy font. Nicely executed.

Lest you doubt Adam's fondness for Finn, however, as you may be influenced by the derisive nature of Figure 1, please observe that Adam's artwork can, at other times, include Finn in a lighthearted world of film and toilet jokes:

Figure 2.

There are other examples of Adam's drawing that predate my friendship with him. Take the example below, which I find particularly funny and pleasing to mine eye, despite the fact that I don't really understand where it came from or why Dr. Dre features as the central element:

Figure 3.

Brilliant. Especially the ornamental frame.

My interest in Adam's drawing skills was particularly piqued when all the members of our flat became obsessed with the hit television show 24. I purchased a miniature bucket of miniature felt-tipped pens on a whim, and for some reason we all decided that we needed to create cartoon versions of the characters in order to really showcase our knowledge of and love for the show. Here are some examples of the results:

Figure 4. Victor Drazen, evil terrorist featured in Season One.



Figure 5. A mysteriously BeeGees-esque Jack Bauer, with a curious effeminate neckline and some bling.



Figure 6. Our flat's mutual favorite character, Tony Almeida, in a blazing aura of glory which he so obviously deserves.



After we'd all grown tired of depicting our favorite characters, however, it somehow came to be known that Adam had already tried his hand at an homage to 24 before the miniature felt tips were even purchased. Here is his original interpretation:



Figure 7. Note the use of the digital clock style font for the "24" in the corner. It's even done in yellow, a technique which recalls the intro sequence of the show. It's all in the details. Bravo.


And, in what represents my favorite example yet, please take a look at the image below. Adam created it during the two-week period during which Sam was frantically writing his 10,000 word dissertation about The Marshall Plan. In a gesture of friendship and goodwill, Adam decided he would write the dissertation for Sam, so that he could stop being incredibly lame and boring and so we could all go out for a pint already. Here is the result, marked and corrected by the appalled and history-obsessed Sam:



Figure 8. I think this one speaks for itself.

And with that, I come to the end of my Adam Shone special. I think we can all appreciate his skills and talent. All of his artistic masterpieces, however, are tempered somewhat by his nonsensical obsession with sports, a quality which I mock in this, my very own artistic interpretation of rugby:


Figure 9.


Hopefully, after taking in my salute to Adam Shone, he will come to recognize his own abilities and dive headfirst into a world of artistic wonderment, rather than wasting all his time by monopolizing the couch and playing hours of Pro Evolution Soccer with my boyfriend. LOSER.