Jody Hewgill – Shirley MacLaine for Saturday Evening Post

“This portrait was commissioned to grace the cover of the first redesigned issue of The Saturday Evening Post and to accompany an interview with Shirley MacLaine. A few things from the interview stood out for me: Shirley’s positive attitude, her infinite curiosity of the many facets of life, and her sense of humour, especially her ability to laugh at herself. I was aiming to depict a timeless representation of Ms. MacLean, and to reference her recent appearance on Downton Abbey. While drawing the teacup, I had the idea of adding a twist to the teacup; a subtle reference to her remarks in her book “Out on a Limb” on past lives, alien communication, etc. My intent was to depict her laughing at this in jest.”

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