Jeff Skeoch

EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION three

Trying to summarise the way old Poole Quay, with all its traditions, reputation, architecture, industry and habitants co exists with the new vision of a more tourist friendly Poole Quay was tricky, everyone will have their own opinion but after looking through the photo's I had taken I found quite a poignant image. The picture was of a local fisherman sat on a bench, quietly drinking his can of Tenants Super in the rain, surrounded by the new franchises, outlets, restaurants and buildings of the the modern Poole quay, he reminded me of everything Poole used to be about but now looked totally lost and at odds with the environment he was in. With the new "surf rest and play" motto that the council have adopted flying on flags above his head the fisherman symbolised the meeting of two very different worlds and visions which is why I used him for my third illustration! 

I adopted a similar technique to Tim Dinters with the use of simple lines and neutral colours to realise the depth and perspective i wanted to create, also to convey the melancollie and sombre atmosphere that the weather had created. I decided to include the new Poole motto to drive home the message behind the illustration. I wanted the fisherman to be the main focal point but only use colour an the buildings around him, heightening his sense of isolation and detachment from the world around him.