Mer and John

[bellewhan]

I was surfing and quite randomly followed a link to an illustrator called Dorothy Pulis Lathrop, and I fell in love. Her use of lines and stippling; the precision of work; the content predominantly animals and children against fantastical backdrops, are magical. She also draws water in an intriguing stark manner. The pic below is based on her work

Comments

[teenygozer]

OMIGOD, that's awesome and gorgeous! Someone on my flist is writing a Big Bang story with Rodney as a mermaid & John as an Ancient, asleep in one of the hibernation tubes in the submerged city, I wish you were one of her illustrators!

[bellewhan]

it could happen; and I've signed up for the sgabigbang. I had a lot of fin drawing for it last year.

I'm glad you liked it.

[hyperfocused]

That is truly lovely! I wrote MermanJohn for McShepMatch last year (he assumed "Mer" must be one, too) and wish I had had such beautiful images to inspire me.

[bellewhan]

Thank you. Mer the mermaid seems to be instinctive. But I checked on wiki and apparently, it means Great Lord and had nothing to do with the sea. I will have to go and find your fic.

[bbuttercup]

The movement of the water is awesome. I love your synopsis as well :o)

[bellewhan]

*blush* Thanks Ms. Lathrop's art is awesome, I could not resist once I'd seen her drawings.

[lavvyan]

This made my heart clench. Simply stunning.

[bellewhan]

aw *blush* you're too kind.

[bluespirit_star]

This is stunningly beautiful & I love the way it tells such a complete story. ♥

[bellewhan]

Thank you. I love it when drawings *want* to be drawn.