These are my drawings based on 'Death on the Nile' which I have read.
Linnet Ridgeway was the first and crucial murder victim in the story but a misleading parallel storyline to her murder is the theft of her pearls. They are also a symbol of her wealth and status. I drew them as well in her hand with red nail polish on which is also relevant to the story.
One of Dr Bessner's scalpels was stolen and used to kill Linnet Ridgeway's maid, Louise Bourget.
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| Dr Bessner's scalpels |
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| A camel - relevant to Cairo (a bit cliché). |
Portrait of Agatha Christie - I tried to keep the line work really simple and not over complicate the image. I felt this captures her attitude to writing because her stories are easy to read and follow and although there is enough information to make it interesting, it isn't confusing. I also put this into photoshop and added some basic colours.
I am doing these drawings while reading 'A Murder is Announced', I am drawing the objects which seem significant as I work my way through the book. I don't know yet whether these are relevant to the murder or not or whether they have been thrown in as red herrings.
Wilting violets - there seems to be particular attention drawn to the fact that a vase of violets are wilting which is unusual in a usually well kept household.
Dora Bunner (Bunny) takes some aspirin for a headache. The aspirin have been replaced with poisoned pills and she dies in her sleep - the tablets belonged to Mrs Blacklock and were by her bed.
These are some drawings of medicine bottles which are one of the motifs I have picked up on. Poisons are commonly used in Christie's crimes and her extensive knowledge of this is from when she was trained as a dispenser during the war.
These are two very different styles, I think the watery gouache captures the glass best but I also like the scribbly quality of the blue pencil drawings - its a bit different and not what I would usually do.
Agatha Christie was born in Torquay which is in the English Riviera. I have a good knowledge of this area as it is where the majority of my childhood holidays were. The houses on the estuary banks are what I seem to remember, they all seemed crowded as if stacked on top of each other because they are on such steep hills. I have drawn some of these kinds of houses from reference - I didn't spend too much time on this. I know the area is relevant to Christie but these drawings specifically don't show much of a connection.
