Description
‘Poe’s The Raven’ by Karl Trewhela
Artist: Karl Trewhela
Title: ‘Poe’s The Raven’
Medium: Pen and ink – Copic Multiliner 0.03 on Strathmore Bristol paper
Dimensions: 10.7″ x 10.7″
Framing: Framed (Frame size: 13″ x 13″)
Year of Creation: 2024
About the Artwork:
Drawn for Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven & specifically the final stanza, a powerful ethereal poem flowing into grief and loss. The raven is still there, sitting on the statue of Pallas, almost demon-like in the way its eyes gleam. The lamplight hits the raven, casting a shadow on the floor. The shadow has trapped his soul within it, and he shall never be freed from it. – Karl Trewhela
About the Artist:
(Artist Bio)
Karl Trewhela was born in Dublin to a South African father and an Irish mother. The youngest of five children and brought up in the South East of England, Karl drew from a very early age. Taken to wildlife parks as a young boy, drawing animals, nature has always been and continues to be a tremendous influence.
He received his BA Honors in Illustration & Visual Communication at Middlesex University, however, self-taught on the whole, using life and the great pen masters of the past as his teachers. Forever fascinated with the detail, delicacy and emotional power of traditional drawing and in particular ink work, Karl uses the finest pen points within a dreamy landscape. A visceral, therapeutic and meditative journey exploring feelings, balance, the wonder and absurdity of life.
The authenticity and strength of the dimmest of light shining through the dark is paramount, a sign of hope.
Exhibited in London and Seattle.