Third View of the Sphinx

Third View of the Sphinx, a photo by pdw's atelier on Flickr.

Note: All of my Sphinx renderings have drastically rescaled/readjusted proportions. The actual Sphinx was constructed with proportions not realistic to what we are accustomed to and become even more distorted when viewed from an eye-level perspective of the huge structure. When I sketch the Sphinx I enlarge it's small head, shorten it's long forearms and body, and increase the size of it's hind section. The majority of people are accustomed to seeing the Sphinx proportions readjusted by other artists, sculptors, and television or film producers. Many people feel the artist has rendered the Sphinx out-of-proportion when they have actually rendered it the way it actually is.

Part of a series from my first trip to Egypt.