ABSTRACT
The Kiss by Gustav Klimt. This colossal
painting became a pivotal point in my
appreciation of art. I was in awe of the use of
colors and organic shapes, and fell in love
with the juxtaposition of geometry with
realism. Inspired by Klimt, many of my
illustrations are created digitally using
scanned organic paper to create a textural
surface. The Fitzgeralds pays homage to
Klimt’s The Kiss by telling a love story about
two San Diego Zoo snow leopards while
paralleling the relationship of F. Scott and
Zelda Fitzgerald. I created the underpainting
using Photoshop and Painter, and then
mounted the 16 x 20-inch print to masonite.
