The rather enigmatic Captain Ahab was more the embodiment of obsession than a 'human' character; haunted by revenge on the great white whale, he obliterated with abandon.
~~"for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee!"
© Richard Ewing all rights reserved.
© Richard Ewing all rights reserved.
© Richard Ewing all rights reserved.
© Richard Ewing all rights reserved.
© Richard Ewing all rights reserved.
© Richard Ewing all rights reserved.
Thank you and enjoy
Thank you and enjoy
Richard, this image is so eerie and gripping. I do feel like I'm looking at his ghost, and the legend. The ink work is fabulous and the energy is so forceful and focused. He can taste the blood. I love this contrast to the movement of his beard – performing a slow motion sway in the current. This is one of your best!
ReplyDeleteMr.Ewing the composition is awesome very energetic and ink work is awesome. it feels like he was very obsesses with poor whales. i love the rhythms and focal point.nice to have you around :)
ReplyDeleteI love how the drawing is so strong in the final piece, if the final has a wonderful interplay of drawing and painting dancing together. The same for the image as I'm at once haunted by it while wanting to keep exploring all the articulated forms.
ReplyDeleteI love your Ahab. He is so immovable. It looks like exterior forces are at work in shaping him through shear resistance. The sweep of the water/hair is very nice and the modeling of the head is intriguing. in feels like the wine-dark sea.
ReplyDeleteWow this is so cool and so eerie at the same time....it’s coorie! You really brought Ahab to another level Richard. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteMissed this one last week & I just had to comment-- what an expressive, painfully obsessive Ahab! Looking at him I physically feel his torment. Wow!
ReplyDeleteThe harpoon-shape that bisects him is so right... & the eyes afloat...
OMG. Been busy and hadn't checked in for awhile. What a cornucopia of visual delights. Your Capt. Ahab is exploding with obsession. Counterpunctual movement, floating eye, bold harpoon stroke--it's quite a symphony!
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