IF: sail
The challenge word this week on illustrationfriday.com is “sail”.
In Greek mythology, Charon is the ferryman of the dead. The souls of the deceased are brought to him by Hermes, and Charon ferries them across the river Styx, to Hades. The fee for his service was a single obolos coin which was placed in the mouth of a corpse at burial. Those who cannot afford the passage, or are not admitted to Hades by Charon, are doomed to wander on the banks of the Styx for a hundred years.
And then the ferryman said,
“There is trouble ahead,
So you must pay me now,” - “Don’t do it!”
“You must pay me now,” - “Don’t do it!”
And still that voice came from beyond,
“Whatever you do,
Don’t pay the ferryman,
Don’t even fix a price,
Don’t pay the ferryman,
Until he gets you to the other side;
OOOHHH creepy… I love it. Love the monochromatic look for your stuff.
dot
Comment by dot — August 8, 2008 @ 9:35 pm
Love the artwork, but Chris DeBurgh? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvHhngeD2K8
Comment by Steve d — August 8, 2008 @ 10:46 pm
Although ‘creepy’ this is a beautiful drawing. The usual kudos on the lines, but this week I am admiring the shapes you create: the oars, the arms and the general sweep of the lines. We had rain for 3 days here and I think some people trying to commute into work through the floods thought they were crossing said river!
Comment by Connie Martin — August 9, 2008 @ 4:20 am
The illustration is awesome. Great line work.
Comment by vanessa — August 9, 2008 @ 8:52 am
Great illo and a very interesting take on the theme.
Comment by carra — August 9, 2008 @ 3:28 pm
Chris DeBurgh…Nice!
Comment by Will — August 9, 2008 @ 5:56 pm
Wickedly cool!
Comment by Roberta — August 11, 2008 @ 11:57 am
I’m glad you went with the Styx ferryman and not Christopher Cross for this theme.
Comment by Rider — August 12, 2008 @ 2:40 pm
Very cool. Creepy, but cool. Great job.
Comment by Tony Sarrecchia — August 13, 2008 @ 10:21 pm