Bees: Continued...

So here's the final version of my Bees Illustration piece. Critique went well; received a lot of valuable feedback. I will be reworking this final version, however, as the assignment called for a "vertically" oriented illustration, and mine was horizontally oriented.




The illustration is meant to convey, through satire, mans dependence on Honey Bees as well as our love--bordering on addiction--for Honey.

Additionally, the illustration is an implicit reference to the fact that Bee-keeping, in many urban jungles (like New York City), is considered a "criminal act" and/or a violation of the law. Thus, here, in my illustration, we are witness to a city dweller who has been reduced to cavorting with a "sketchy honey-dealer," in the middle of the night, in a dark alleyway, all in an attempt to get a taste that sweet, golden, food of the gods, straight from its source.

Tools for the Trade: 140 pound water color paper, Water colors, Pencil, and Ink Pen.