calm exterior illustration

9x12" original illustration; ballpoint pen on canvas paper

This piece is an exploration of the representation of interconnectedness in multiple formats;

Opposites, with calm and storm, exterior and within. Pairs, with a pair of tulips, and lover ducks. Complementary, with fruit and cheese, a spoon and fork, ribbon and buttons. Usefulness; grapes to feed the ducks, cutlery to eat the food, rain to water the plants, ribbon to tie a bouquet of tulips to give to a lover over a date on a stormy evening with a charcuterie board as a feature, where a photo will be taken to commemorate, treasured in a sweet little frame... it's so utterly fascinating how a collection of what appears to be "random" pieces are, somehow, tied by multiple invisible strings and tiny stars.