I am including two versions of Adonis leaving his lover’s side to go hunting. The meaning is general in these two studies; the youth longs for thrill and danger and for it will leave the goddess who loves him.

I have gone at the subject differently.  The first drawing has the couple engaged in conversation and the second portrays the moment when conversation has ended, and Venus lays down dejected while Adonis takes off. The latter contains action in its composition, and the former more of an internal drama. I am partial to the first Venus standing in a pool for its composition.

Venus and Adonis, charcoal, 2010

and another version:

Venus and Adonis, charcoal, 2011