Mr. July
February 2023 Drawing of the MonthThe February 2023 Drawing of the Month is Mr. July which I made in 2005.
I think that I picked this drawing for several reasons:
1. Because I can’t wait for Summer!
2. And this drawing is WARM!
3. And quite frankly, isn’t this drawing of a man, a Beauty? Lean and strong, glad to be alive, not conventionally good-looking, but very appealing with his battered, lived-in face, big-eyed, ready to talk, easy-going and at ease, someone you might like to hug you, sprouting flowers, surrounded by all those Suns! I called this drawing, when I made it in 2005, Mr. July because even then, I thought that he in effect, represented all the best parts of the Summer…
Meanwhile, we must wait out the end of winter and all the various moods of Spring, sleet, rain, warm days, chilly days, drizzle, cloud cover, cold snaps, trees briefly in bloom, our not having to wear so many layers of clothing, the various holidays…
Can’t wait for summer! Looking forward to not feeling cold, to needing ice in my drink or water chilled in the refrigerator, to wearing no more clothing than is considered decent. And eating all the fruit that is in season!