Ana
A custom portrait illustration, a gift for her saint’s day
Ana. The beach, her beloved Medes Islands, her bike loaded with sunflowers and a gang of gulls and lovestruck little birds.
Very chic with her hat, sunglasses, white shirt, linen trousers, and that relaxed pose that had to stay, no matter what.
The seagull watches her closely, haughty and proud of her medallion
its all about the little details and winks that make the story unmistakably theirs
details
Her husband sent me photographs, memories, small facts about her life. I put the puzzle together, the pines by the sea, the vegetation of the Costa Brava, the birds, the plants that surround her.
I love turning loose images into someone’s storytelling, with humour, character and plenty of detail.
the star of the show
every illustration is bespoke, made by hand with details from conversations and photographs … and some investigating of my own
“The best gift: thoughtful, made with care, original, moving, and beautiful too. I loved it.”
—ANA GASSIÓ