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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Gatsby of course!
I’m in the same boat as Talia. Haven’t read other Fitzgerald, but after rereading The Great Gatsby, I want to read more of his works.
I wish I could say that I’ve read more Fitzgerald than just Gatsby, but alas — Gatsby is the winner by default :)
My favorite Fitzgerald book is The Great Gatsby.
Why Gatsby is, of course!
For the pure over-the-top excess and tragedy, Gatsby is fabulous. However, the heartwrenchingly tragic “Tender is the Night” rates very highly in my, uh, book!
Gatsby, but I need more Fitzgerald in my life!
I mean, I know Gatsby is not really a romantic *comedy*, but if it were, Nick Carraway = Nick from “The New Girl”? Eh? Maybe? I could picture it.
Haven’t seen The New Girl — so I can’t say. I’m intrigued by the romantic comedy idea of Gatsby, though… Hrm…
Looking forward to reading more Fitzgerald. Re-reading Gatsby for the first time in 25 years:)
favorite fitzgerald: gatsby. favorite character: gatsby.