watercolour and ink on paper
Amoral Tales
Short graphic stories based on ideas in Aesop's fables often keeping the animal heads but usually with nude figures suggesting alternative amoral versions of the moral tales. A workshop of ideas to be brought together. Let me know what you think about them and if you think I should neaten these drawings into a collection.
Amoral
An exploration of hedonism and failure through the retelling of some of the oldest and...
On tyranny and excuses
/ˈtɪrəni/
cruel and oppressive government or rule: "refugees...
On deception and gullibility
/dɪˈsɛpʃn/
the action of deceiving someone: "obtaining...
The Fisher
Fisher went sailing on the lake
Playing the bagpipes
Saying: the fish will dance...
The Lioness
There was clamour and boasting amongst all the beast.
Claiming their worth by the...
The Dancing Monkeys
Prince trained Monkeys to dance;
He dressed them in fine flowing clothes;
And...
On clothing notoriety
/ˈkləʊðɪŋ/
clothes collectively: "bring warm clothing and...
The Seaside Travellers
TRAVELLERS travelled along the seashore,
Climbed up a tall cliff to...
The Mule
One Sunday after dinner with nothing to do
MULE frolicked and pranced
Saying my...
The Man and the Satyr
MAN and SATYR shared a drink
And another
After a third they decided to be...
On familiarity and content
/fəˌmɪlɪˈarɪti/
close acquaintance with or knowledge of something:...
BOY Hunting LOCUSTS
BOY hunting LOCUSTS
BOY had a goodly haul
BOY saw the best of all
BOY...
The Raven and the Swan
RAVEN lusted for SWAN
Floating in the pond
With dazzling white...
On fairness and equality
/ˈfɛːnəs/
impartial and just treatment or behaviour...
Father and Sons
Everyday they would argue
Bicker and squabble
One against three, two against...
On vacuous magnificence
/ˈvakjʊəs/
having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless:...
On looking and leaping
/ˈlʊkɪŋ/
having a specified appearance:"a young-looking...
On steady and race
steady
/ˈstɛdi/
firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving:...
On death and respect
/dɛθ/
the action or fact of dying or being killed; the end of the life of a...
The SWALLOW and the CROW
SWALLOW was a flutter and a flaunt
Saying: Beauty and Grace, my natural...
The FLIES and the HONEY-POT
These are the FLIES
This is the HONEY
Oh dear, the HONEY undone
And,...
The MAN and the LION
MAN and LION, another night in the forest
Boasting of strength and...
FARMER and the CRANES
The CRANES are in the field
And FARMER chases them away.
Oh look, the CRANES...
CAT and VENUS
CAT fell in love with a beautiful youngster
So CAT fell at the feet of...
OXEN and AXLETREE
The WAGON was laden and heavily pre-loaded
And OXEN was strong, industrious and...
Thirsty PIGEON
Fucking hell, PIGEON needed a drink
PIGEON saw the sign and flew to it
With...
GOATHERD and GOAT
You've heard this story before
GOATHERD watching the GOATS
A lazy, leery eye...
MISER
MISER invested everything in a gold bar: beautiful naked gold
MISER buried it in...
On cunning and connivance
/ˈkʌnɪŋ/
having or showing skill in achieving one's ends...
On choices of the lithe
/tʃɔɪs/
an act of choosing between two or more possibilities.:"the choice...
On the conceit of the boast
/kənˈsiːt/
excessive pride in oneself: "he was puffed up with...
On righteous entitlement
/ˈrʌɪtʃəs/
morally right or justifiable: "feelings of righteous...
On counting and costs
counting
/ˈkaʊntɪŋ/
taking account of when reaching a total; including:...
From Hare and the Hound
No HARE in the lair, run HARE run
Run run HARE run rabbit run
Run HOUND,...
Amoral
An exploration of hedonism and failure through the retelling of some of the oldest and...
