Illustration Friday - Monster
To the Reader
"(...)And yet, among the beasts and creatures all—
Panther, snake, scorpion, jackal, ape, hound, hawk—
Monsters that crawl, and shriek, and grunt, and squawk,
In our vice-filled menagerie's caterwaul,
One worse is there, fit to heap scorn upon—
More ugly, rank! Though noiseless, calm and still,
yet would he turn the earth to scraps and swill,
swallow it whole in one great, gaping yawn:
Ennui! That monster frail!—With eye wherein
A chance tear gleams, he dreams of gibbets, while
Smoking his hookah, with a dainty smile. . .
—You know him, reader,—hypocrite,—my twin!"
Charles Baudelaire
9 Comments:
GREAT WORK!!! ^_^
Very nice piece. Shows the sensitive side of the monster. We all have both inside us, no?
Fantastic illo! Thanks for the written addition as well.
Beautifully drawn and rendered monster art. I also thought that the foot was beautifully drawn too.
Thanks to all!Come back soon :)
yes, rrramone...that's right.
beautifully done.
this is very scary and beautiful at the same time!
That is gorgeous! I love it. Is it a painting? Also, always good to read a bit of Baudelaire.
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