Eye with Skull - M.C. Escher

This piece, unfortunately, was the reason I now ask for a percentage of the full payment of a commission in advance. I spent almost 4 months working on this piece, as a commission for a man who contacted me, specifically asking for a replicate of M.C. Escher's famous eye drawing. I included every detail as accurately as possible, and dedicated a great deal of my time to it. I felt my efforts really paid off, however, when I tried to contact the man to organise payment and to hand the piece over to him, I couldn't get a hold of him.

The hours upon hours of work I put into this piece was then wasted. I wouldn't have been as disappointed if it had have been a drawing or painting of something more appropriately suiting a normal living room or dining room... the kind of neutral piece that can be placed anywhere in a house, however there aren't many people I know who want a drawing of an eye with a skull in the centre of it hanging above their fireplace.

This is the most intricately drawn pieces I have produced throughout my whole life of drawing, and I really wish it wasn't going to waste, tucked away in my portfolio behind my desk.

Anyway... enough venting from me!

This isn't actually completely finished as yet. When I thought it was finished, I discovered a few details I could improve on, so i started to re-do parts and add more details to it.

Fabriano Hotpress paper
50X60cm
Derwent Graphic pencils (2H, H, HB, 2B, 4B, and 6B)
Mechanical Pencil (HB)
Blending Stump and Tissues
Kneadable Eraser for negative drawing

Hope you guys like it!!! I'd say its a little more advanced than the last escher eye I drew! then again, that was 5 years ago...