Tuesday 9 June 2009

sketchbook work of the island of Dr.Moreau

The image above is a sketch of characters from The Island Of Dr.Moreau by H. G Wells. The book tells the tale of a shipwrecked sailor named Edward Pendrick who stumbles upon a mysterious island which is home to Dr. Moreau who conducts research on the animals on the island trying to complete a transformation from Animal to Human resulting in beast men who both fear and worship Moreau. An uprising and power struggle soon occurs and Pendrick must fight for his own survival. The story appealed to me mainly due to the strange monster like creatures and the mysterious setting.