What ho! 'Mars' is complete.
There are lots of little nods in this piece. Composition wise it's a tribute to Hiroaki Samura (Blade Of The Immortal illustrator), who has been an influence on my style since I was about 15!
The piece was completed for 'Fuselit' - a creative magazine made by my brother and Kirsten Irvine. Every issue they provide a new word (which is the theme for that particular issue), and then contributers use this word as a starting point for a creative piece. This can range from music (each issue has a free CD), to poetry, to art, to short stories, etc.
'Mars' is the word for the latest issue (14) - so I went for the whole 'war god' angle, with the usual oriental twists that are predominant in my work. The planet itself is the eye of the warrior in this piece.
The drawing in the top left incorporates all the themes from every previous issue of Fuselit.
Created with goache, acrylic ink, graphite, digital on watercolour paper.
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