Solanne's mother's day card

This is the Mother's Day card that Solanne made for me this year. The round-mouthed figure on the left is me; the one on the right is Solanne, and we're holding hands. There is a sun between us (note the rays shooting out of it). And there's also a cat with whiskers coming out of the side of its head and four feet coming straight out the bottom. This is easily my favourite element.

Solanne & Maïa, by Solanne

This is a picture drawn by Solanne. It is a representation of Maïa and Solanne; Maïa is the bigger figure, Solanne the smaller. They are holding hands.

One can observe Solanne's deliberate drawing of the line straight across the face. In this particular drawing, the mouth on the Maïa character didn't originally span the entire face, so Solanne lengthened it (note the right side of the mouth).




This is Solanne's representation of Derek. The lines across the bottom half of his face are meant to be his beard (which, of course, is obvious).


My favourite part of Solanne's drawings is the eyes, and it's not just how they look. I love the way she creates them. She presses down, with great purpose, on the marker (or crayon or chalk) for a good three second lapse. And she does the next one, just as methodically. And voilà! It's done. No great embellishments, no movement. Sheer simplicity.