Sketch of the day: Alexander & Menander

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This is art for one of the Kickstarter prints. I originally hand-watercoloured it, but that didn't print well, so I redid it digitally and got better results.



The print includes a verse from Catullus:

Value all the old men's gossip less than copper coins.
Suns set yet rise again, but when our brief light sets
that long night will be an endless sleep . . .

Not so much grim but an encouragement to enjoy life while you can. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, and all that.

A couple of watercolour tests I did to see how they'd print:





 

Comments

[northwestmagpie.livejournal.com]

I like this, and the verse from Catullus fits perfectly. :)

[meritahut.livejournal.com]

I was going to look for something fun and frisky from Martial, but the Catullus was so suitable....

[helwen.livejournal.com]

Lovely. I like the framing with the vases as well.