Monday, January 18, 2010

Martin Luther King Jr



Here are some of my favorite images from the book Martin's Dream by Jane Kurtz. The book came out a year ago. A couple of thoughts on this book: First I love the look of this man. A Passionate speaker. A pleasure to draw and to capture the look of him. Very long eyelashes. Classic curved upper lip so distinctive.
I also remember two years ago on this day, MLK day, I was taking pictures of the Lincoln memorial for this book and got separated from my husband and children. We couldn't find each other for another 41/2 hours by which point I was about hysterical! Then again he had the three kids.
Anyway what a remarkable man Martin Luther King Jr.
-"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." MLK

4 comments:

  1. It must be hard to illustrate iconic people ... so many people already know every curve of their faces. These are beautiful.

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  2. What a perfect post for today. Love that quote too. I love that in your job you get to keep learning about so many different things. Or at least get reminders of lessons already learned.

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  3. What an incredible post. I love these pictures. I love being able to hear you talk through your blog. It makes me miss you even more. You are an incredible illustrator...THE BEST!

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