We talked to Megan more and found out she originally intended to study graphic design—but just like us, she wasn't able to manage the insane precision of the hand-done techniques that are a requirement of that curriculum. So she chose to go into drawing and painting where she did great work in pen and ink, not too far divorced from a sort of illustration that you could proffer in the graphic design field. Her comfort with rendering the human form while imposing a personal style is what caught our eye, such as this drawing of mouths, entitled Defamer.
Lucky for us, Megan likes magazines; she likes their tangibility and the way they smell. She approached our assignment by finding photos of the bands on our list, combining various sources of imagery to make her own composites of band members—instead of just rendering the intact photos. She combined The Knockouts, Athens, A. Armada and Abandon the Earth Mission at various orientations in the panoramic format, keeping the figures at a similar scale.
Even though Megan is an artist of the figure, she surprised herself with a body of work that is abstract. Now she's doing freelance work (hint hint) and applying to graduate school with the hope of going to California, Chicago or New England—looking for a change of pace from her suburban Southern life thus far. We're rooting for her and looking forward to more work from Megan, including an upcoming Blvd feature on another Athens band, Venice is Sinking. Check out Megan's artist's statement and portfolio here.
