When Seafood Fights Back, gouache on board, 11x14”
This leviathan is a variation of my larger sea monster painting. In this one I wanted the viewer to see the head of the creature first and then to glance down and take in the unfolding disaster.
In the larger version, I thought I could make the viewer would feel more involved and unsettled by having the body of the beast moving through the foreground. The tradeoff is that we're farther from the destruction.
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Leviathan, gouache, 9x12 inches |
I recently shared an earlier sketch which brings us close to the action, but the scale and the threat aren't as clear.
I looked at the image, and then read the explanation. And you were, of course, right: I saw the head first, and it took me a bit to follow down the body, and yikes!
ReplyDeleteWonderful.