light in the dark

every few months i seem to do a fairly large set of illustrations for Alberta Venture. more and more i've seen the piece i do for them deviate from regular business illustration. This piece was for a big package i did on trade shows. I've wanted to do a more ..."surreal" piece for a while, and usually offer sketches of that nature, but they're almost never picked. This time Lindsay (the AD)took a shot! the subject was little trade booths stealing the focus from big booths - i had this idea that all the lights could be on the little table, and added a fun touch by tying the lights together, like a curtain. initially, i had the small booth featured very large in the drawing, but Lindsay suggested really zooming out, and showing the other booths looming. i was nervous, because i dont normally do such small figures w/ so much background - but it was an awesome bit of growth, and i really appreciate her pushing for it!