Art - The Series

I learned about the idea of people doing a series for art years ago. But I decided to finally do so. I'm going to post what I have so far in my "Strong Women of Sci Fi TV" series.

Before you get too critical, these are poor photos taken of 11x14 drawings done in graphite on sketch board. All done in 2012.

The first, drawn after finally finishing "Battlestar Galactica" on Netflix, is "Starbuck"

 The second, from "Firefly" and the movie "Serenity" is "Zoe".

Third is "Scully" from the older series "X Files" (some have argued this to not be sci fi, but since I'm holding the pencil, and it's my series, I have the say. So there.)

The series isn't done yet, but I wanted to talk about my choice of topic.

I don't JUST watch sci fi TV, however, when I do, I often get drawn to these roles, this template. I think it's directly due to my upbringing. To me, this series is a making of those whom I feel (as fictional characters) uphold the values of strength.

Often times in this society, a "strong" woman is automatically labelled a "bitch". She stands up for herself, "Oh, she's a bitch." She stands up for her choices, "Stupid bitch." She defends her family or her partner, "Close minded bitch." She leads people at work, "God, my boss is suck a bitch!"

It's a shame that even with the amount of equality we have, that we still don't REALLY have it. When a man has those qualities, he's not automatically assumed to be an asshole. He has to actually do something mean to be put in that label. But strength in a woman labels her a bitch.

So my series is a tribute to "bitches" in sci fi TV. Strong characters, written to be controversial, or sometimes weak even while giving a bravado. Human characters.

-Me