'Retourne-toi' (watercolor)

Lately, I've been drawing while listening to an audiobook of John Keats' poems:

"Retourne-toi" (2022, watercolor)

[...]"Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss,

Though winning near the goal yet, do not grieve;

She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss,

For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!" [...]

- 'Ode to a Grecian Urn' by John Keats

Doesn't it remind you of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice?

Even if they don't end up together in the end, the love that they both shared will live on, unspoiled and untainted.

Do you like this myth? What are your thoughts on it? Share it with me in the comments!

Much love,

Rose

P.S. I have a special project with this art! Stay tuned for it this Saturday^^