January 8, 2021

Claw of Archimedes

CLAW OF ARCHIMEDES
Watercolour and ink on Saunders Waterford paper
38 x 28 CM, 2020

A new painting based on my latest bronze sculpture (22H x 25W x 18D CM, 2020) of the same name, exploring Greek Mythology and unusual contraptions from long ago invented by Archimedes.

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