Darwin & tortoise suspended
The MSOE challenge for March, 2009, honours the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin. I have depicted Darwin as a young man, during his famous voyage on the HMS Beagle and its stay in the Galapagos Islands. The giant tortoises which thrived on the islands, and the variations in species from island to island was instrumental to his thinking, when he later wrote "On the origin of species" which divulged his understanding of biological evolution.
I like the irreverent image of Darwin on the stately, ancient tortoises, but don't try this at home kids! Tortoises are not for surfing.
This is an original lino block print on pale green Japanese washi paper and a number of proofs in different colours. Each sheet in the edition is 12.5 inches tall and 6 " wide. This is one of the first edition of 12.
Darwin & tortoise suspended
The MSOE challenge for March, 2009, honours the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin. I have depicted Darwin as a young man, during his famous voyage on the HMS Beagle and its stay in the Galapagos Islands. The giant tortoises which thrived on the islands, and the variations in species from island to island was instrumental to his thinking, when he later wrote "On the origin of species" which divulged his understanding of biological evolution.
I like the irreverent image of Darwin on the stately, ancient tortoises, but don't try this at home kids! Tortoises are not for surfing.
This is an original lino block print on pale green Japanese washi paper and a number of proofs in different colours. Each sheet in the edition is 12.5 inches tall and 6 " wide. This is one of the first edition of 12.