Proserpine and the Elixir of the Gods

A long winded title to a short lived piece of artwork. Seen in progress and completed, the creeping shadow gives an idea of the hours spent laying chalk and pastel into pavement: about 15 hours over two days.



Having Victoriana on the brain, in light of the reading just the week before, I chose to design a tribute to D.G. Rossetti's "Proserpine". Note the substitution of the espresso cup and stovetop press in the foreground.

Visible below is the original, albeit cropped, as well as the accompanying Wikipedia article on the model.