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September smorgasbord, part 2: illustrations

Part 2 of my re-entry!

For the aforementioned September issue of Walter Magazine, I was interviewed about the cover image
I produced for their first anniversary issue.

It's a fun interview, thanks to the witty writing of Liza Roberts, general editor:

And here is one of two pencil portraits I was asked to make of two new Walter contributors. This is Dean McCord, Raleigh food writer and lawyer. I love his open and friendly face.

And here's an eggplant. But you figured that out on your own ;D. This accompanied a cooking feature slated to be a regular in the magazine.

I love little marginal illustrations à la Gourmet and the New Yorker magazines. Here's one in that kind of small scale of, well, the eponymous Sir Walter Raleigh. He's becoming a habit here in my studio! I believe this will be used as a frequent design element in Walter, so that's fun for me!

My Iceland-inspired painting show opens this coming Sunday, September 29th. I will post photos of it and stories, too. And then we will have covered all that has happened while I've been away from Laurelines this summer.

So, after my final update, it's on to new beginnings! A November trip to Portland, a December trip to northern Norway, and a new painting series or two are waiting in the wings! Vive 2013! 

September Laurelines re-entry; a smorgasbord

Are you, by any chance, still there???

 I've never EVER had such a long hiatus from Laurelines, but I have had my reasons!  Life and work have been particularly meaningful, as you will see. Still, I hope never to have such a long lapse again. 

So that's the re-entry part. The smorgasbord part is that I'll only serve tidbits today, with separate posts on these topics to follow in the next days.

First and most important, is the fact of my daughter's giving birth a week ago to a beautiful baby boy named Miles. Longtime readers of this blog (if there are still some left) will know why this is a particularly joyful birth for our family. All births are important and to be cherished, it is true. But some births are anticipated with an intense prayerfulness and met with great gratitude and relief...and this was such a one.

Second on the menu of recent events is the appearance of several of my illustrations in the current issue of Walter Magazine, its first anniversary one! In fact, my watercolor portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh appears on the cover! There's also a full-page interview of yours truly and four other interior Laura Frankstone illustrations within the pages of the September issue! So, more to come on that subject!

 

And, finally, my painting show is to open a week from today. The work is based on my responses to Iceland. The pieces fall along the abstraction continuum (some more, some less), with lots of fire and ice motifs and with some indication, I hope, of the intense movement and energy of that majestic land.

Today is the first day of fall, my favorite season. It's a good day to celebrate completion, bounty, and fruition. Then we can clear the decks for what is to come... whatever it is, it will be fresh and exciting!

 

Are you still there, then? Happy turning of the seasons!