IV. DEATH BY WATER

Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead,  
Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep seas swell  
And the profit and loss.  

A current under sea  
Picked his bones in whispers. As he rose and fell  
He passed the stages of his age and youth  
Entering the whirlpool.
 
Gentile or Jew  
O you who turn the wheel and look to windward,  
Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you.
 
-TS Eliot
First time experimenting with masking fluid. (The photoshop composite I created to work from is shown in the background)
Barnacles 
Ready for framing
Final product
Included as part of my thesis show, Merit
Phlebas
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Phlebas

26"x18" watercolor painting on Arches cold press paper

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