Medusa's Revenge

Legend does not simply die, this is my illustration of Medusa in her afterlife and a few words I wrote to go with it, enjoy.

Cursed, deadly, vicious, all these things I am

Surrounded by inanimate faces grey and cold

I am collateral damage, a product of almighty wars bigger than myself 

My mutilated body a reflection

Eyes to look upon yet all you'll see is stone

Defeat me, a looking glass and a sharp blade is all you need

Do it from kindness and I shall bare my neck

But to die for your glory, do not be surprised when I snarl and bite  

And who are you? Those we pray and praise to 

Looking down on us, your uncontested asperity our example

Stricken and sickened by the same faults you condemn

Here I stand a product of sin, yours, mine?
It makes no matter

Now go, work, wash the blood away with more blood

Climb over the dead to get to the top

I'm sure the view is beautiful

Life Support

The human body is an amazing machine, at our peak we can be deadly and strong, yet with one malfunction we can become ever so fragile. My painting above shows us in that state, as the title explains, this patient is on life support, he is stuck in his own mind with no escape. In the most vulnerable of positions I wanted to capture the fear and grittiness of this subject, he is alive artificially and living on borrowed time.

Below are a few small studies of our anatomy I drew after taking some inspiration from scientific illustrations in old textbooks, their accuracy and intricacy incredible. I also looked at Da Vinci's work who really is the Jack of all trades and master of them all! I love the way he sees the world, he can take something scientific and make it into a work of art.