All I have to say is that you never really realize how
beautiful a person is until you try to draw them. It's those imperfections
that I love, those quirky features that I enjoy drawing most. Try it.
It's the best.
June 5, 2001
DIMENSIONS: 28" x 22"
MEDIUM: Watercolor and marker
I made this poster the day before my graduation for the June 8th
Boston concert.
And yes, he smiled... and very coyly, too, when he saw it.
June 8, 2001
DIMENSIONS: 28" x 22"
MEDIUM: Charcoal and acrylic paint
I started this poster the day before the concert and finished it
in a mad dash, spraying a coat of protectant on it two minutes before
I rushed out the door.
Edge acknowledged it with a big thumbs up. I used to be really
insecure about my drawing ability until he did that. Now it's laminated
just for that feeling and that memory. (That should explain the
glare on the photo.)
June 9, 2001
DIMENSIONS: 28" x 22"
MEDIUM: Charcoal, white acrylic paint, marker
At the first concert that we went to, when we were actually close
enough to see Bono, I could tell he was getting really upset about
something. Since Jules and I had decided to stake out the hotel
where they were staying at and since I'm totally in love with babies
myself, I decided to make this poster, hoping it would cheer Bono
up if he wasn't already happy again.
But Jules called me up to leave when I had only put in about an
hour or two's work into it, and so I didn't get a chance to clean
it up before we left for the Four Seasons.
July 2001
DIMENSIONS: 22" x 22"
MEDIUM: Watercolor
At the concert, I met this really cool guy who told me that he
liked my Edge and Larry posters. I made this one for him just as
a gift for being so nice to us to the whole time we were there in
the pit.
July 22, 2001
DIMENSIONS: 9"x11"
MEDIUM: Pencil
Likewise, the cool guy we met at the concert also had a really
cool friend with him. During the concert, there were these really
rude, drunken, and TALL people who kept getting in Jules' way so
that she couldn't see. The friend offered to let her in front of
him so that she could get a better view. I had to thank him somehow
for that selfless gesture, so I drew this picture of his favorite
U2er for him.
July 29, 2001
DIMENSIONS: 12" x 19"
MEDIUM: Pencil
So I spent hours on end staring at Adam's face so I could draw
this picture. Always nice to have an excuse to do so, eh?
July 31, 2001
DIMENSIONS: 12" x 17"
MEDIUM: Pencil
Em, there's something wrong with this pic. I'm just not sure what...
August 2, 2001
DIMENSIONS: 11" x 20"
MEDIUM: Watercolor
Yeah, the nose is crooked here. Sorry. I do no justice to Mr. Bono
Man.
July 2001
MEDIUM: Charcoal
This is actually just half of a poster; on the other half, it said
'LET LARRY SING.' After the Boston concerts in June, I made it for
Jules for the next U2 concert we'd go to. We had no idea we'd be
able to use it so soon on a third leg of the tour. We brought it
to Baltimore, and Larry stared at it for a bit, but did nothing.
We brought it again to the Providence concert we went to on his
birthday, where it just happened that someone else had photocopied
lots of papers that said the same thing. But alas, Larry would not
sing. Hmmph, what a bum... I mean, what a larry!
January 2002
DIMENSIONS: 10" x 13"
MEDIUM: Pencil
Julie's favorite Edge pic... His goofy smile always puts a grin
on her face, and it had the same effect on me as I was drawing it.
