major arcana #13: Death

major arcana #13: Death

: shatterstripes; November 3rd, 2007

Music:: Steve Roach's The Magnificent Void : Altus

Greyscale amidst color. Joy within bleakness. And, of course, there is a scythe. Also see my comments with the sketchbook rough.

I finished the Heirophant sketch and made some headway on the second Fool; I haven't had a chance to scan them - this little Museum of Science rush is really taking a lot of my energy. I'm looking forwards to having this done and getting back to Absinthe soon!

Tags: tarot

( 9 comments — Leave a comment )

sythyry

2007-11-04 03:26 am (UTC)

Ooh, Death looks like a Balinese or Thai demon to me!

shatterstripes

2007-11-04 07:46 pm (UTC)

I can kinda see that! Not where I was aiming but not something I'll complain about accidentally grazing; every time someone sees a mythology I didn't intend in these images, I've done something right.

coraa

2007-11-04 03:49 am (UTC)

These are all so gorgeous, and this one is among my favorites. I love the starkness of the monochrome color scheme contrasted with the almost playful complexity of the markings on Death(?)'s body, and the running figures in the background. Running from? Running to? And the scythe, and the black rose.

shatterstripes

2007-11-04 07:56 pm (UTC)

Yeah, the central figure is supposed to be my take on Death. Mostly. You're asking exactly the question I hoped people would in terms of what's going on here; what they're running is for the viewer to fill in with their own context. Things to make into stories.