157 – WITH MY CROSSBOW (WATERCOLOUR & COLOURED PENCILS) –
Here’s a two years old painting of mine. For those not familiar with the poem in question, this illustrates Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem, The Ancient Mariner”.
The verse illustrated is this one:
`God save thee, ancient Mariner !
From the fiends, that plague thee thus !--With my cross-bow
Why look’st thou so ?’
I shot the ALBATROSS.
(S.T. COLERIDGE – 1798)
Anyone interested in reading the entire poem may find it here
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helene ruiz
excellent!
izzybeth
This is beautiful. and I will read the poem.
Colin Cartwright
Interesting work, Dave. Has some Celtic Knot qualities.
I prefer paintings to poetry, any time
Iron Maiden did a great musical version of this.
SHEDART
exellent, can i ask how an idea comes into your mind for an image?
BLYTHART replied
The bird was from a photograph and the rest from inside my little old head (I asay “old” ‘cos I am two years short of sixty and I’m becoming aware that most people on Redbubble see me as elderly). I love patterns and I try to incorporate a representational item into them when I can. The closest I have ever got to truly representational pictures is my pen and ink work I suppose, but I am greatly in awe of the work you, Brian and Neil do, that’s for sure.
You are a great addition to Redbubble James.
cheetaah
Great work Dave, I’m not good in poet…. xooxox
AngelArtiste
I LOVE it.
Linda Ridpath
speaking as another ‘elderly’ artist, i think this is great and accompanies a wonderful poem.
mmargot
Real feeling, Dave…with your inimitable lovely complexity.
p.s. sixty is the new 30…you make me giggle
BLYTHART replied
If sixty is the new thirty, then at 58 I guess that makes me 29 :)
Brian Towers
What a smart young fella you are Dave, and in the prime of your life. Great to see you making the most of it and being so creative with your talents. As you know, I have a passion – one of the few – for that third dimension and you achieve this in this painting with those shadows so well. You must have spent a lot of time painting so many seperate areas – but wasn’t it worth it!
BLYTHART replied
I bet your favourite pop group was the Shadows :)
Woodie
Brilliant Dave, so complex!!!
Mike Paget
Excellent idea Dave!
Hidemi Tada
I am always charmed by your idea Dave. I have no imagination or idea, so just copying. nice work as usual.
Carlos Teófilo
Beautiful Dave.
Firedrake
ALBATROSS!
Sorry couldn’t help the monty python moment :D
Tom Gomez
Super work as always Dave …
pinkyjain
Beautiful, love all the intricate details, wonderful Albatross
Lynnette Shelley
Cool pic Dave, goes well with the Coleridge verse. And I do like the new contrasted version better (not that I didn’t like the other, but I agree that the contrasts work better)
BLYTHART replied
Yes, thanks, I think I did the right thing in altering it.
I studied Coleridge for my exams at school in 1966 – I loved his work!
MyheART
fantastic image:)
Alexandra Felgate
Looks fantastic Dave, much better with a little more contrast! Funny, how that happens with photos of works isn’t it? This makes a fantastic card or framed print now!!!!