My Reasons for Marrying, 2026

Paulette Pearson (Dallas, TX) created exquisitely precise colored-pencil illustrations that bring Austen’s social world to life through delicate detail, classical elegance, and a touch of wit. My Reasons for Marrying transforms Mr. Collins’s disastrous proposal into a sly study of romantic misalignment. Posed like dancers, the pair remain conspicuously out of step: Elizabeth turns away while Mr. Collins, a marble figure, advances with confidence. Paulette captures Austen’s satire of marriage as a transaction, where propriety and security can matter far more than mutual understanding.

• 2026
• Colored Pencil on Paper
  
• 11"W x 14"H
  

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