Sunday, December 12, 2010

MOBY-DICK, Page 471

Title: "Ego non baptizo te in nomine patris, sed in nomine diaboli!" deliriously howled Ahab, as the malignant iron scorchingly devoured the baptismal blood.

7.75 inches by 10.75 inches
acrylic paint and ink on found paper
November 30, 2010

2 comments:

  1. Ahab's quote, in Latin, means " I baptize you not in the name of the Father, but in the name of the devil."

    Also, the omission of Ahab's scar was intentional and purely for aesthetic reasons. I just liked the way this one looked better without the scar. So that's what I did.

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