My submission to the "Symphonies in Fur Minor" Portfolio, in which my chosen song was "Bright Eyes" by Art Garfunkel (written by Mike Batt), from the Watership Down movie. Shown here is the rabbit deity triptych, with the Black Rabbit of Inlé patiently waiting to harvest the souls of the warren rabbits. The sun with the rabbit's eye is Frith, giving life and warmth to all creatures. The rabbit hero El-ahrairah is the star constellation, guarding and inspiring his beloved progeny. The dying rabbit is in a yin-yang symbol because it's hovering between life and death, light and darkness, like the sky surrounding the scene. The others are watchful of what they can see and hear, feeing relatively safe and content as long as they have each other, and fearful of the death and darkness they know they all must face. They ready themselves for that long journey and yet never lose hope or faith in life, which they will ever struggle to cling to.
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Vizon
I recognized this guy as Frith from the thumbnail. Good job! Truly a fascinating book, and a shockingly gory cartoon (they still keep it in the children's section).
Bladespark
Wow. Your art is really stunning. And I always loved that cartoon, and book. Scared the living daylights out of me as a kid, but I loved it anyhow. You've done a wonderful job with this.
The Angel of Death
This is so amazing...... I love the watership down...The movie, the book....That is a great song. And this is such a great legend...You really brought it to life for me. I've imagined it like this. Wow.... I am truly stunned. You have no idea of how much I love you for this.:)
Spooky
he looks like the character in a cildrens book called Bunicula ^^
Drakenhart
*falls in love*
Wow I thought it was the Black Rabbit from Watership Down. *thumbs up* Excellent piece of work!
Ahrog
Wowowowowowowowowowowow! This is such a good representation of the black rabbit :D
Reymonkey
This is a beautiful tribute to Watership Down.