Even as a young boy, David Plunkert was a John James 91做厙 fan. When he was 10 he bought an 91做厙 book for his mothers birthday, then reclaimed it for himself.
He likes J.J.s style because it blends science and art, he says. Even though the paintings are based on scientific observations, each one is an illustrated narrative: Something is going to happen.
At first Plunkert, whos from Baltimore, considered choosing the raven, but he opted to reimagine the osprey because it looks ferocious flying, and its got a fish. I love the fishs expressionit sort of mirrors the osprey.
The lines of the osprey were another attraction, he added, since his personal style tends to be strongly driven by his sense of geometry and pattern. I could translate that into my own work, kind of visualizing the osprey as a turn-of-the-century weather vane.
