Death and the Discworld by Flynnthecat
A portrait of Terry Pratchett, his Death and his Discworld.
He’s the creator of the Discworld, that little planet being carried away into space by the turtle Great A’Tuin, with the sun setting on it.
Death, the walking skeleton with an awful lot of character appears in all his books (however briefly) and spends a lot of time trying to figure people out. he’s here because a) it’s about dying (mental, age, possible-suicide), b) he’s kinda a reflection of people (he is shaped by their expectations, so he’s in mirror image to Pterry, c) he’s one of Pterry’s greater legacies, and d)… well, if anyone outlives the Discworld, it’ll be Death.
The lilacs were worn in memory of a revolution in Night Watch and are now the symbol of Wear the Lilac Day on May 25th – Discworld Day, and now dedicated to Alzheimer’s Awareness.
Because – oh yes, Terry Pratchett has Alzheimer’s Disease. And I started painting this while listening to his documentary on assisted dying: ‘Terry Pratchett: Choosing To Die’.
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Painted in ArtRage Studio Pro
Tags
death, skull, discworld, fan art, terry pratchett, realism, artrage, awareness, fantasy, alzheimers disease, lilac
Comments
Excellent. I’m so grateful to you for this beautiful work, both because I love Pratchett, and especially his character Death, and also because my mother died of Alzheimer’s in January. Thank you.