This is an illustration (charcoal on paper, 70cm x 50cm), that I made
for Fehér Nyúl antikvárium és kultúrkávézó (White Rabbit Art Cafe and Second
Hand Book Store), Budapest. My brief said, that I should create a large
size image depicting a white rabbit holding books, and the illustration should
look like as if it was taken from some old, mono-chrome children’s book.
I was asked to try out various clothing on the rabbit including a monk’s
gown with hood and to see which one would work best. I made several sketches,
of which I am showing a few here below the illustration. My monk rabbits turned
out to be a bit sinister looking (I suppose, it was because I kept thinking of
the Jesuits, while I was drawing), so finally one of the more
benevolent-looking rabbits was chosen for the finished illustration.
