MEANWHILE,: THE DOLPHIN CLUB

MEANWHILE,:
THE DOLPHIN CLUB

November 5th, 2010

Wendy MacNaughton is an artist and illustrator based in San Francisco. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Juxtapoz, GOOD, 7x7 and she is a Staff Illustrator at Longshot Magazine. She has a website and blog. You can reach her here. More from this author →

38 Responses to “MEANWHILE,:
THE DOLPHIN CLUB”

Aaron Says:
November 5th, 2010 at 8:02 am
This is really fantastic. Calling this a “comic” is a misnomer. What an eye for composition and feeling. Just really beautiful.
John Says:
November 5th, 2010 at 9:25 am
As a young(ish) member of the Dolphin Club, I just want to say you beautifully captured the feeling and magic of the building and the people who make it. I especially loved seeing the renderings of the old ladies and John, Walt, and Ken.
Ariane Says:
November 5th, 2010 at 9:57 am
I love you Wendy Mac.
cindy Says:
November 5th, 2010 at 10:12 am
AMAZING!!!! Wonderful…get ye to a publisher. CHRONICLE BOOKS?
Ari Messer Says:
November 5th, 2010 at 11:22 am
I used to see these intrepid human animals in the water every morning when I was working on a boat at the pier. It always felt like peering back into an older state of being, and you capture that vibe here perfectly.
Nancy Says:
November 5th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Thanks for honoring our club and its wonderful members with your beautiful sketches, Wendy.
seth Says:
November 5th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
I seem to be caught in some web circular craziness wherein I can’t get to Meanwhile, only back to the menu page that has the comments at the bottom.
Isaac Fitzgerald Says:
November 5th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
Seth: Scroll up, the piece is right above this comments section.
Chelsea Says:
November 5th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
Isaac,
It’s not showing up for me, either. Just the title then the comments… Tried clicking on the title again, saw one swimsuited lady only, clicked again and got back here, where there are no pics.
Lara Says:
November 5th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Beautiful. Looks beautiful on my browser. I hope Seth gets to see it. Some of the loveliest use of the virtual page I have ever seen. Thank you, Wendy MacNaughton! I would love to see it in print, but oh, what lovely use of the wwweb.
Chelsea Says:
November 5th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
ah. Perhaps Seth and I are both on IE? (Not my fave, either, but it’s all I’m allowed at work.) I will try again once I’m home on my Firefox.
Suzanne Says:
November 5th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
This is beautiful! Love it!
Wendy MacNaughton Says:
November 5th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
thanks for all the nice comments, everyone. can you let me know if it is still not working with firefox, chelsea? if not, isaac and i will try some troubleshooting. thanks.
Steve Says:
November 5th, 2010 at 7:38 pm
Fantastic Wendy. Can’t wait to see who you get to know next.
Brian Gilbert Says:
November 5th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Can’t open it. What browser do I need?
Kate Says:
November 6th, 2010 at 7:07 am
A flick of the wrist; economy in motion, each stroke conveys our little world.
Has anyone ever rendered our intrepid swimmers,our flagged little row boats, and our odd swimming accoutrements so charmingly?
Great artful story-telling, Wendy. thankyou
Pam English Says:
November 6th, 2010 at 9:38 am
These drawings are awesome.
Julia Says:
November 6th, 2010 at 9:41 am
Love it! Wanna see more of her stuff.
Meghan Ward Says:
November 6th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Fabulous, Wendy! Really beautiful and captures the feeling of the Dolphin Club so well.
Will Says:
November 6th, 2010 at 9:50 pm
Brilliant! As wonderful as a swim in the cove. Thanks.
J Siegel Says:
November 7th, 2010 at 7:00 am
you have captured the aroma & taste, the savor & savoir faire! and i oughta know ! i am a seagull who loves these fellow living beings, even ‘tho they never feed me enough … scrawck !!!
Richard Says:
November 7th, 2010 at 10:53 am
I haven’t been able to view the drawings. I can view Wendy’s chess players okay. There must be a slight difference in technology used to display the two sets of drawings on the web site. If the diff was known then a tweak of browser settings would likely solve the problem
Firat Says:
November 7th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
This is an incredible series of images. It made me see the Dolphin Club anew, a place I go almost everyday, and fall in love with it again. As for Ken being one of the old goats, I think he still has a few years ahead of him before he qualifies.
James Says:
November 8th, 2010 at 7:09 am
The most inspiring fitness club in the world and you captured it perfectly. That was a delight to look through!
Andrea McHenry Says:
November 8th, 2010 at 10:16 am
I can’t see any picture except the back of the woman in the swimsuit & cap. How do I see the rest of the pictures?
Isaac Fitzgerald Says:
November 8th, 2010 at 10:38 am
For those of you having trouble viewing the image, go here

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1066/5147771523_e78757e2bb_o.jpg

and then click the image to enlarge and view.
Peter Says:
November 8th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
Superb! I forwarded this link to those friends of family who have always been quizzically supportive of my Dolphin habit- here they can sense the fun without the hypothermia. Cheers, Peter
Peter Says:
November 8th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Follow up- can we buy reproductions in print?

Peter
wendy macnaughton Says:
November 9th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
happy to hear this resonates with the dolphins. peter, no print repros available yet (though there will be one to view at the club soon). who knows, maybe these will be made into a book someday. meanwhile, if there is a particular image you are interested in, contact me at wendy@wendymacnaughton.com
DudeG Says:
November 10th, 2010 at 8:49 am
Finally it’s working. Awesome. I love this. Makes me want to get out and do stuff, which I will. After work, though. Thank you for this wonderful work.
Anonymous Says:
November 10th, 2010 at 9:01 am
Beautiful! This club and its members fascinate me. A really gorgeous and entertaining portrayal. Thanks, Wendy. Thanks, Rumpus.
Ian Hopper Says:
November 13th, 2010 at 11:21 am
Wendy, as usual you WOW me with your sketches! Beautiful work! It makes me feel like I know these folks and what it’s like to hang with them. Thank you for introducing us!
Sweetman Says:
November 14th, 2010 at 5:55 am
I love this–it is excellent, thank you.
juliannechat Says:
November 26th, 2010 at 9:24 pm
Looks great on Firefox 3.6.12 on Mac OS X. Intense economy of words and lines, everything pulling its weight and more! *demonstrates crush on Wendy with a comparatively economical posting (for her anyway)*
Norm Quiros Says:
December 3rd, 2010 at 12:07 am
Always proud to see your scribbles, M’Lady. Methinks I will go get that one from the cafe. Makes me
uncle dave Says:
December 5th, 2010 at 8:04 pm
thanks for the link, michele. i would have missed it if not for you. i enjoyed it. art and story (though art more than story.)
carl auboeck Says:
December 29th, 2010 at 9:06 am
thank you fo that eye – and heartopener…!
Ken(neth) Says:
June 19th, 2011 at 6:29 am
Wendy,
Love the Whitehall/Pilot renderings & Orange bobby-thingys advancing to the flag and through life.
In your next issue I see grappa, Averna and the scent of Port Orford Cedar.