Golden Apples of the Sun

This little drawing is titled Golden Apples of the Sun, mostly from the Yeats poem, but with a nod to the Trojan war.
It's one of a series, drawing out and designing a world that I'm slowly creating with paintings, computer graphics and sculptures.

In my imagination, these two guys have sailed to the far away orchard where the golden apples grow, and while one cools himself in the water, the other takes an axe to the trees.

If you haven't seen the amazing Bellini painting, The Assassination of St. Peter Martyr, it's an obvious (and beloved) influence.

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