I know sometimes my posts can be a bit wordy but rest assured: This is not one of them since, well, a picture is worth a thousand words, no?
For some background for those who don’t like reading the news or watching it, Chick-fil-A boss Dan Cathy recently made some comments in an interview about how he’s anti-gay marriage, which sparked a pretty big furor. In NYC, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn called on New York University, which has a Chick-fil-A on campus, to boycott and boot the chain. I think that may have been going too far since the guy is entitled to his opinion. But well, I’m entitled to mine too and I believe strongly in equal rights. To not let gays marry in the U.S.A. is just taxation without representation, which supposedly we Americans are against.
So today I present “Chick-fil-Gay,” an illustration that’s a little more political than I normally get here, but there’s a first time for everything. Off topic, I really had fun painting this one. Normally I can be a bit too reliant on photos for anatomy/pose/gravity/fashion references, but this time the only time I Googled anything was to see what color Chick-fil-A uses for their signs. As a result, this piece, featuring two stylish gals protesting the chain with a lovely lip lock, came out a little more cartoony than my usual fashion girl illustrations.
But I don’t mind if you don’t.
J’aime le dessin!Super!
Angela Donava
http://www.lookbooks.fr
Like this post alot i didn’t even know about chick-a -ness feel educated 🙂
You always do a wonderful job at capturing colour and emotion. Well done! 🙂
it’s a great pieces – it’s wonderful to express our feelings through art….btw…love the little yellow chick, and tatoo on the girls arm…great detail!
saucy and liberty. this post is a speech of itself.
sorry that i havent dropped by earlier, thanks for the comment and kudos that we’re both journalists and not just bloggers (as seen on IFB).
its a long term process and debate but of course being an academically honoured student its also hard to give our job away we have been trained for years to a mere blogger. but thats because bloggers are more human than we are in words. haha!
all right, go you!!!! I often struggle with voicing/portraying anything remotely political (though I have lots of it inside me believe you me) on my blogs/art blogs due to a certain fear, I suppose, of alienating viewers. I totally admire your courage here. As well, I have to say I am on your camp in this regard as well – that company has always portrayed itself on the evangelical side, though, since it refuses to be open on Sundays and stuff so am not surprised. But don’t get me started about personal rights LOL great image too, am impressed you had to google nothing! the bird is cute