Hydrangea Nights

Fan Art
Title:	Hydrangea Nights
Artist:	Shelley Butler
Date(s):	2002
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Fandom:	Star Trek: TOS
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Hydrangea Nights is an illo by Shelley Butler.

It portrays Spock and Kirk.

It was printed in Beyond Dreams #4.

This illo was the winner of a Philon Award.

Fan Comments

I really liked this picture by Shelley the moment I saw it. Its always hard to say why I liked something exactly but I'll try. I like the way she added the smaller faces and the flowers and stuff—it looks good, though I'm sure its not everyone's cup of tea I certainly like it here. This picture seems rather less 'finished than her usual style (but its impossible to tell if that is so or if that's a result of reproduction), anyway I like it that way. I know that I often like the effects of reproduction on a picture, and I know from Shelley that she often doesn't, but however it happened the finish on this picture looks nice and the picture is not static at all. The texture of the skin is rough rather than smooth and I like that effect a lot. I love the pose too, Kirk staring off into space with heroism and Spock looking like he just can't resist the longing to kiss the back to Kirk's exposed neck. The way Spock's lips are slightly parted is just right, again I don't know if that was intended but it certainly works!! Spock is slightly more 'built' than my fantasy of him is, but I know Shelley likes him that way so that's just fine! I probably tend to draw him more 'feminine' than he is since I see him that way I enhance his delicateness, but for Shelley he is more masculine, so she enhances his musculature. BTW Shelley, was really interested in your comments about gender and K/S, love how its possible for us to see it so opposite to each other, it amazes me how differently we can all see the same thing. Anyway great drawing Shelley!