Lawrence of Arabia

I'm a Lawrence of Arabia freak, so when the opportunity to do a commissioned work for it came along, I jumped at the opportunity.  I think Steven Spielberg summed it up nicely when he referred to Lawrence of Arabia as a "miracle."  It's a film that had every right to fail according to traditional movie standards.  It's four hours long, has no female characters, takes place almost entirely in the desert, has little action for a wartime film, and features an extremely unconventional protagonist.  And yet, it is amongst the most beautiful and celebrated films of all time.  

The poster came together with very little fuss.  I drew the original design as a portrait, but decided to do a B-side for myself in landscape that I actually like even better.  

Greg White Illustration