Glorious Evolution

i straight up do not believe that odysseus did everything he did to get back to penelope and telemakhos. or even that he did everything he could. wanting to return to them is not the whole story. i like the myth about odysseus pretending to be mad to get out of the war for lots of reasons, but one of them is because it's an attempt to escape the narrative, foiled by his love for his son, but also because there is contrast to what we know of him long after the narrative has sucked him back in. odysseus is no less kleospilled than anyone else! he fights for his pride; he makes mistakes; he gets worn down; he delays his homecoming, in ways that are and aren't his fault, all the time. he wants to go home. he doesn't just want to go home.

but he does try. by leaving ogygia he willingly goes back into the narrative one more time, and he never gives up until he finally returns. isn't that compelling enough? do we have to sand it down?

Seven more 💍✨ That's a Witch-king of Angmar as seen by Frodo on the Weathertop!

Also, I’ve decided I'll be selling the originals after I finish all the drawings (that means after Easter). But if there is any character you'd like to have in particular you can start reserving them now. By messaging me here or on s.u.w.i@email.cz :^)

Saruman, Legolas, Gimli, Éowyn, Faramir, Gandalf, Galadriel, Witch-king, Uruk-hai, Grishnákh, Samwise, Bilbo, Frodo and Elrond are taken!

The prices are from 50 to 80USD (shipping included). And same as last year with the dog drawings this year also all the earnings will be sent to charities. Thank you! 🌿

Rest of the characters are here and here and here!

Bronze statue of Apollo from Pompeii. National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy.

thinking about that hector/andromache statue again 🥺 [insp/ref]

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Clytemnestra for @lesbiancassius (my part of the trade for an incredible alcibiades/socrates fic ;__;)

Quick painting before I go pass out

Overcoming the slightest challenge of my day: “This is just like the Odyssey.”

Scenes from Homer by Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone

the girls!!!! and toxic old man yaoi.