An ex-architect turned into an artist & illustrator with a tendency for obsessive drawings.
Cover illustration of the Sunday Arts & Style section of of the Washington Post.
The commission was is to illustrate a story analyzing the portrayal of Washington, D.C. in contemporary film and television.
So after dabbling a few options with Emmet, we decided to go for an densely composed image with some of the most iconic buildings and monuments of D.C.
final version.
Art direction by Emmett Smith
I've drawn the White House, Capitol, Natural History, FBI, Canadian Embassy, Washington Monument, Watergate, Farragut West Metro Station, Memorial bridge, Library of Congress, National Archives, Old Executive Office and others.