A few months ago I found these brilliant art prints on Etsy that paired striking illustrations with an impressive list of eloquent quotes and now I get to offer one of Obvious State‘s creations as a giveaway in honour of F. Scott Fitzgerald.
What is Included in the Giveaway:
One participant will win one unframed F. Scott Fitzgerald Quote Art Print. The winner gets to choose between two Fitzgerald prints created by Obvious State.
How to Enter the F. Scott Fitzgerald Giveaway:
You must leave at least one comment on this post in order to win. Giveaway runs from May 10th – 31st.
The Prints
Print Title: “Martini“
Quote: They slipped briskly into an intimacy from which they never recovered.
Source: This Side of Paradise
Medium: Digital illustration fine art print
Size: 13×19 inches with white border
Paper: Heavy premium archival paper
Finish: Matte, slightly textured
Print Title: “Tear“
Quote: Lie to me by moonlight. Do a fabulous story.
Source: The Offshore Pirate
Medium: Digital illustration fine art print
Size: 13×19 inches with white border
Paper: Heavy premium 270 gsm archival paper
Finish: Matte, slightly textured
The Artist
Evan Robertson’s creations begin with his bookshelf. Starting with the underlined passages in his favourite paperbacks, he then brainstorms possible companion images. Sometimes it only takes a few sketches, other times it takes dozens before he discovers the right one. From there, he creates a master sketch that he finalizes on the computer.
Robertson honours each author’s well-chosen words with his own thoughtful creative images. I appreciate the precision of the illustrations — they are each exactly what they need to be. Some prints are stark and spare and others are meticulously detailed.
Besides Fitzgerald, the list of authors runs like this — Jane Austen, Emily Brontë, ee cummings,T. S. Eliot, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, John Keats, Jack London, George Orwell, Edgar Allen Poe, Kurt Vonegut, Oscar Wilde, Virginia Woolf — and it keeps going.
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I’m sad, I’ve only read Gatsby. Do you hate me? :)
“No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart.” —Nick Carraway
Oooh. Good one.
Of course, not! I’ve only read Gatsby myself. But now I certainly plan to read more!
Is The Offshore Pirate about pirates?! I might love that one…or at least like it.
Ha! :) I have a feeling it’s not technically about pirates…
Poop (deck). hahahahahahaha.
I have read Tender is the Night, but no doubt about it, Gatsby is my fav.
Gatsby is the only Fitzgerald book I’ve ever read, so I’ll say it’s my fave. :)
I’m a Gatsby fan! :)
Fav quote – “I want to know you moved and breathed in the same world with me.”
Ooh. Nice one.
My fav by him is a short story you may have heard of – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
My favorite is The Great Gatsby!
I just finished “Z” the novel about Zelda Fitzgerald and I can’t wait to reread the Great Gatsby. Knowing a little bit more about their lives makes the story better for me, even though they had a difficult time.
I always love knowing a bit of backstory. What did you think of “Z” — would you recommend it?
My fav Fitz is actually a short story called “Return to Babylon.” Just heartbreakingly brilliant.
Well, then I definitely need to read it.
I am usually a fan of heartbreakingly beautiful.