Bottle Treasure Chest Woodcut

I started working on this treasure chest with broken bottles as a final large piece from the 42 bottles and 42 pirate booties drawings (See below)…

42 Pirate Booties Drawing by Dr. John Beckmann of stampedepress

42 Pirate Booties Drawing by Dr. John Beckmann of stampedepress

There is actually another treasure chest I started drawing on the back. I actually like this treasure chest design better. It is the one from the 42 drawings that is covered in coral and is really actually a much more abstract treasure chest. I plan to finish both. The form of this treasure chest below is more novel. This is one of the reasons I like it. I also feel it will be more aesthetically pleasing, but probably not as marketable. So I will plan to finish both and see which one is better.