Here is my current painting as it looked on August 27th. This painting is for the upcoming "Homer" show at Porter Mill show. This painting will be part of a series of literary-themed paintings creating because I have participated in a number of shows with literary themes: "Moby Dick", "Alice in Wonderland", "Scarlet Letter" and a "Midsummer Night's Dream" so far.
This painting for the show on Homer represents the shield of Achilles, inscribed with the opening line of the Iliad, as translated by Robert Fagles.:
"Rage -- Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus' son Achilles, murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaens countless losses hurling down to the House of Death so many sturdy souls."
In this photo taken on Aug 27, I have begun work on the outer edge of the shield. As you will see, it is not easy to square a circle.
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