It’s time to unwind with tropical breezes. On the half-empty flight to Maui, I was able to get 3 seats in the centre section and almost stretch out fully. I was so exhausted from the last couple of weeks of work overload that I lay down almost the full 5.5 hour flight. I sat up for about an hour and drew a dreamlike figure, envisioning beautiful Maui as a woman with volcano-lava hair surrounded by breaching humpback whales.
Rumor goes that the logo for the Canadian National Railway Company was designed by famous graphic designer Allan Fleming on a cocktail napkin while travelling on a plane in 1959.
I, too, had fun drawing on napkins on my flight to Maui. Unlike in Fleming’s scenario, the Air Canada napkins provided me with a ready-to-use logo; I just had to add stuff around it. I had various thoughts about Stephen Harper, our Canadian prime minister, which inspired the two drawings on the left.
A nap well-deserved.
Hi Sigrid, NOt sure if I can post a comment without a website but will give it a go. I’m trying to get caught up on all your sketching from your trip to Berlin, etc. Love the sketch you did of the guy next to you on the plane in which you incorporated the Air Canada logo in different ways. ETC! It’s wonderful to see how you’ve been developing your art form. Good for you! Quinn