Ballentine's Blue Devils | Editorial Illustration

Create two illustrations to accompany Poe Ballantine’s story “The Blue Devils of Blue River Avenue” one landscape and another in square format. One created with black and white ink wash, the other done in watercolor. The colorful description of Sambeaux house with it’s “walls upholstered like the seats of a car, red plush with brass studs.” The ceramic Buddha and potted Venus’ flytraps that stood out the most. The Jack–in–the–Box with it’s clown who would take your drive–thru order fit nicely into the square black and white format since they no longer use the clown drive–thru the constraint of black and white ink wash added a nostalgic aspect and made for the ideal solution. Jack–in–the–Box from —Ballantine’s “The Blue Devils of Blue River Avenue” Poe’s extraordinarily descriptive writing style makes the single most difficult part of the project deciding which elements to include and which to leave out. So many images and ideas dance in my mind as I read the story. Thankful to have input from others to help come up with the best solution.