One thing I noticed when working on this project was that many of my drawings had similarities that gave the work as a whole a range of themes and motifs. I wondered whether these came from the book itself or a combination of: my interpretation of the text, what visually interested me and what I like to draw.

Here are most of the pages I have completed by now. I've noticed a lot of planets, close ups of hands and most interestingly spirals or concentric circles. Siren's of Titan is a sci-fi so the repetition of planets and space paraphernalia is to be expected. The close up of hands is partly down to my own drawing preference as I do enjoy drawing hands (they're also easy to get reference material for). There may also be a lot of description of hands in the book because they can be quite emotive and expressive and so allow the reader an insight into the character's feelings. I believe the repetition of spirals and concentric circles (there will be more when I redo a few of the fountain scenes, more on that next post) fits in with the theme of things being predestined, everything working its way to one predestined point.

It goes without saying that my work will be easier understood and probably appreciated more by those who have read the book than haven't. The main difference though are things that may not seem to make sense on the face of it would to those who've read the book. For example the 6th image in the series doesn't seem to be of anything but a reader should realise it being the wave progression of the character Winston Charles Niles Rumfoord around orbit. Even pictures that make sense as they are make more sense if the book has been read for instance the 10th drawing of shaking hands has a blue aura that is supposed to represent the electrical charge passing between the two.
Despite all this I hope that the work can still interest those who haven't read the book and can stand on it's own merit.