tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27685225.post7029197606895371168..comments2024-03-07T14:14:49.149+00:00Comments on Ronald Searle Tribute: Toujours ProvenceMatt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27685225.post-47781421808513213762010-07-10T03:15:37.685+01:002010-07-10T03:15:37.685+01:00It's unusual to see Searle take on a serious i...It's unusual to see Searle take on a serious illustration assignment as late as 1991. I assume that because the subject was Peter Mayle's Provence, Searle was able to take his sketchbook out locally to draw, as he did back in the days of Looking at London or Paris Sketchbook. As a result, the horse and carriage feel convincingly solid. The dog, for once, is a real dog and not a fanciful studio creation. Searle's usually ornate stylistic elements are subdued, as is his palette. The overall result is technically precise and deliberately low in energy, at least for Searle. I'm curious about which of these creative decisions were part of, say, an art director's instructions, and which were made by Searle himself to fit the mood of Mayle's words.docnadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176391968160060126noreply@blogger.com