
"The wind is blowing, blowing over the grass.
It shakes the willow catkins; the leaves shine silver.
Where are you going, wind? Far, far away
Over the hills, over the edge of the world.
Take me with you, wind, high over the sky.
I will go with you, I will be rabbit-of-the-wind,
Into the sky, the feathery sky and the rabbit.
The stream is running, running over the gravel,
Through the brooklime, the kingcups, the blue and gold of spring.
Where are you going, stream? Far, far away
Beyond the heather, sliding away all night.
Take me with you, stream, away in the starlight.
I will go with you, I will be rabbit-of-the-stream,
Down through the water, the green water and the rabbit.
In autumn the leaves come blowing, yellow and brown.
They rustle in the ditches, they tug and hang on the hedge.
Where are you going, leaves? Far, far away
Into the earth we go, with the rain and the berries.
Take me, leaves, O take me on your dark journey.
I will go with you, I will be rabbit-of-the-leaves,
In the deep places of the earth, the earth and the rabbit.
Frith lies in the evening sky. The clouds are red about him.
I am here, Lord Frith, I am running through the long grass.
O take me with you, dropping behind the woods,
Far away, to the heart of light, the silence.
For I am ready to give you my breath, my life,
The shining circle of the sun, the sun and the rabbit."
(Richard Adams, Watership Down)
My scanner freaked out from all the white, and scanned it with this weird glowy effect. it looked so cool, I didn't fix it. :)
Marker, color pencil and white gesso on toned board.
Hormones are making me artsy fartsy.
It shakes the willow catkins; the leaves shine silver.
Where are you going, wind? Far, far away
Over the hills, over the edge of the world.
Take me with you, wind, high over the sky.
I will go with you, I will be rabbit-of-the-wind,
Into the sky, the feathery sky and the rabbit.
The stream is running, running over the gravel,
Through the brooklime, the kingcups, the blue and gold of spring.
Where are you going, stream? Far, far away
Beyond the heather, sliding away all night.
Take me with you, stream, away in the starlight.
I will go with you, I will be rabbit-of-the-stream,
Down through the water, the green water and the rabbit.
In autumn the leaves come blowing, yellow and brown.
They rustle in the ditches, they tug and hang on the hedge.
Where are you going, leaves? Far, far away
Into the earth we go, with the rain and the berries.
Take me, leaves, O take me on your dark journey.
I will go with you, I will be rabbit-of-the-leaves,
In the deep places of the earth, the earth and the rabbit.
Frith lies in the evening sky. The clouds are red about him.
I am here, Lord Frith, I am running through the long grass.
O take me with you, dropping behind the woods,
Far away, to the heart of light, the silence.
For I am ready to give you my breath, my life,
The shining circle of the sun, the sun and the rabbit."
(Richard Adams, Watership Down)
My scanner freaked out from all the white, and scanned it with this weird glowy effect. it looked so cool, I didn't fix it. :)
Marker, color pencil and white gesso on toned board.
Hormones are making me artsy fartsy.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Fanart
Species Rabbit / Hare
Size 799 x 633px
File Size 104 kB
Lovely! Also a big fan of Adams-- Watership Down & Plague Dogs (even with the stupid ending).
So, I maintain that at least one of Frith and Inle must be female, not that it matters to me for the reasons that it would the average artist on FA, but, it is important for knowing which kinda mythology the rabbits have.
Any opinion?
Anyway, nice work.
So, I maintain that at least one of Frith and Inle must be female, not that it matters to me for the reasons that it would the average artist on FA, but, it is important for knowing which kinda mythology the rabbits have.
Any opinion?
Anyway, nice work.
I'm not sure how many copies of the original version of Plague Dogs are still around, so who knows, maybe you read the original. I'm talking about the version with the chapter at the end that begins with, in italics, something like "Thus ensueth the colloquy between author and readers." Where he proceeds to have some guy in a boat come along and... well, to avoid spoilerage, comPLETELY change the final outcome for the main characters.
You know what's funny? I actually read Plague Dogs when I was fairly young. It was not the original version, in that case.
That book had a serious impact on me, and continues to be the only book that truly frightened me deeply. When I read it through the first time, I accidentally missed the 'new ending', and was left with the 'original feel.'
In other words, I cried, literally for days, and could not sleep. (I was a wuss, evidently.. ?..) It was only after those handful of days that I was able to pull myself together somewhat and return to the book to look it over, to try and feel better about it somehow. That's when I discovered that I had missed the ending that you are referring to.
It was a huge weight lifted from my shoulders, that the author allowed the dogs to live and find their happiness.
Um, well, to summarize. .. I really prefer the 'stupid ending', myself.
That book had a serious impact on me, and continues to be the only book that truly frightened me deeply. When I read it through the first time, I accidentally missed the 'new ending', and was left with the 'original feel.'
In other words, I cried, literally for days, and could not sleep. (I was a wuss, evidently.. ?..) It was only after those handful of days that I was able to pull myself together somewhat and return to the book to look it over, to try and feel better about it somehow. That's when I discovered that I had missed the ending that you are referring to.
It was a huge weight lifted from my shoulders, that the author allowed the dogs to live and find their happiness.
Um, well, to summarize. .. I really prefer the 'stupid ending', myself.
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