Thursday, April 23, 2009

The Developer

6 comments:

kendalee said...

aka your neighbour?!

Or is that just another area of outstanding natural beauty we see disappearing under a pile of buildings??? :(

Sarah said...

That is a sinister image. I thought the same as Kendalee -the neigbour part! Have you seen that children's book 'Window' by Jeannie Baker? It is a great book. No words, all these amazing collages showing how a town develops.

aimee said...

ooooh how intriguing! will we get more insight on the story, or is this one we get to guess on our own? either way, great piece!

Linda Sue said...

OHHH he looks like trouble...ruthless, greedy, egotistical trouble. I love the drawing but that guy...not so much! I hope he steps in poo, falls down and gets rumpled....and then dead...Maybe on the next page he reforms,gets all organic and CO-opy... That is entirely up to the artist.I have very little love in my heart for developer man...

Anairam said...

kendalee - Haha! No, I didn't really mean to portray The Neighbour! (I've never seen him in a suit or dark glasses, although he does use a cellphone.) I suppose it was really my response to i) seeing new developments popping up in a most distressing way all over CT; ii) a friend of mine joining a property development company, and iii) yes, I suppose our continuing neighbour/building problems simmering in my subconscious!

Sarah - I am glad that he looks sinister - he is meant to! (PS I do not know the book, but it sounds fascinating - I love children's books and always have a squiz at them when I visit a bookshop)

aimee - See my answer to kendalee above and linda sue below. You can make up any story about him, I guess!

linda sue - Oh, you are very funny, my dear! I would love to have you in a battle fighting on my side! He was not really meant to portray Neighbour Man (who I still believe is ultimately good and kind but whose mind has been befuddled temporarily by his grandiose plans for what seems to be a kind of rambling 3-storey palace or fort of some sort. Sigh) Yes, isn't it great what control artists and writers have over their subjects? The power! I think on the next page I'm going to have him chop down the tree and then a big old lightning bolt from the sky is going to ZAP him. Hehe.)

Esti said...

Scary!