Description
‘The Anchorite II’ by Eric Wolfe Sahlsten
Artist: Eric Wolfe Sahlsten
Title: ‘The Anchorite II’
Medium: Black ink on smooth Bristol board 270gsm
Dimensions: 6″ x 4.5″
Framing: Framed in a silver wooden oval frame with glass (frame size: 11″ x 9″)
Year of Creation: 2022
About the Artwork:
“He who fares so prosperously on land
knows not that I have spent great careworn winters
an exile on the ice-cold sea,
cut off from kin,
hung round with icicles,
hail pelting me in showers,
I heard nothing but the booming sea
and the cold billowing sea-waves.
And yet my heart’s thoughts are stirred
that I should make trial again of the high seas,
of the tossing salt waves.
My heart is restless within me,
my mind is dwelling on the sea-flood,
over the whale’s domain.
My mind fares widely over the face of the earth,
but returns unsatisfied.
The lone-flier screams, urging my heart
to the whale-way over the stretch of seas.”
Excerpts from “The Seafarer,” an Old English poem.
About the Artist:
(Artist Bio)
Eric Wolfe Sahlsten is an illustrator based in Denver, CO using traditional techniques to create intricate pen & ink drawings inspired largely by nature, mythology, history, music and literature.