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.