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Newest Illustrations

2006-04-29T22:26:00.000-07:00

It finally came to me over the Easter weekend, how to organize my portfolio.
I'll combine my first two loves, Mythology and drawing. My Illustrations will be focusing on iconographic retelling of my favorite various myths.

So these two are my latest additions, to go with with The Return of Helios, and Cad Zeus.

I've had a heck of a time uploading these, so I'll skip the narratives for now.

Hope you like them. (Hint, click on the image for a larger view)

The Opening of Pandora's Box
Ooops! Pandora's box has been cropped and is missing the crown (indicating Zeus' involvement) over the mountain (representing the rest of the Olympians involvement) in loosing Pandora and her box on humanity.

I'll try to repair that soon.

Aphrodite and Eros, the foam born

I was struck by the geometric shapes traced in the night sky by the transit of venus every eight years. I tried to incorporate that geometric diversity into Aphrodite and Eros. See last spring's entries on this subject.

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Helios' Return

2005-12-12T09:15:00.001-08:00

Cad Zeus

2005-12-12T09:15:00.000-08:00

Let the sun shine in

2005-12-12T09:09:00.000-08:00

Waltz

2005-12-12T09:08:00.000-08:00

Sunscape

2005-12-12T09:04:00.000-08:00

Morning Glory

2005-12-12T09:00:00.000-08:00

The view from my childhood bedroom

There she was

2005-06-13T09:39:00.000-07:00

An Illustration for my poem "There She Was"

2005-03-01T10:07:00.000-08:00

venus_dala

Art inspired by the Transit of Venus

2005-03-01T10:06:00.001-08:00

These two digital sketches are works in progress. I was inspired by the eight year transit of Venus

Venus By Anne Lathrop

Take a look at the accompanying geometric representation of the planet Venus' trajectory over an eight year period. This shows the unfathomable beauty of a Great Artist's hand at work. Perhaps by meditating on this image, we can connect to a new element of the Venusian principle: the rational harmony and natural relationship so readily evident in all the rest of nature.

*Illustration credit: ÂMovement and Rhythm of the StarsÂ Joachim Schultz, copyright 1963, Florin Books. Fig. 97, pg. 131.

The basic design contains numerous other designs, ever coalescing into new patterns. Triangles become squares become, octagons become, flowers become, birds become, hearts, become trees, become stars, and so on. An inexhaustable well of combinations to draw on, but alwaysalwaysys beauty. Very apropo for the planet of love, beauty and harmony.

I find myself wanting to experiment, play with its forms, see if I can gently coax out imagery of this planet, this goddess, this energy.

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Update: March 1, 2006

After more than a year of casually studying Venus; the planet, the goddess, the myths I've discovered a common denominator of each Goddess ascribed to the bright planet.
Duality.

With the near exception of Aphrodite, all of the goddesses associated with the planet Venus were represented by at least two if not three aspects.

Isis, Ishtar, Innana, were all goddesses of love marriage and sex, on one hand, and determined goddesses of war and death on the other.

Aphrodite narrowly escapes this duality unless considering she seems to have been "born" with Eros, o the spite of Lust. (And not corporeal until later epochs of Greek myth.) A "Spite" meant a wicked spirit such as those that escaped from the opening of Pandora's box.

Her jealousy, not as famous as Hera's was just as sadistic and cruel. While not assigned a specific role for her rriotousss urges like her counter parts in other cultures, Aphrodite becomes prone to vindictive pranks and petty rivalries with mortal and immortalal alike.

The Hellenistic Greeks were an emerging patriarchy from the ashes of the old religions of matriarchy. I suspect this is why Eros eventually takes on the appearance ancharacteristicscs of a male youth. However the bow and arrow was vestigialal memory of the goddess, being yet another one of her inventions and a clue to Eros's relationship to the goddess; Servitude.

bunny

2004-08-28T19:34:00.000-07:00

bunny, acrylic and canvas 6"x4"

inspired by our camping trip to sasquatch park. There is a rock flow down the moutain. If you hike in, you might see one or two of the rock bunny's that live within the maze of tunnels below. I've been having a lot of rabit encounters lately, either in dreams, or real live bunny's everywhere! Had a moving encounter with a rabbit ( We think a sentinal) when hiking out back of granny's place. I've been working on a digital sketch of the experience. will be posted soon-ish.

sasquatch park

2004-08-28T19:33:00.000-07:00

sasquatch park, acrylic on canvas 6"x4"

I had given up on this canvas, can't remember what I had been painting when I began to just fool around with the brush strokes. All of a sudden I saw a familiar feature and knew what I had to do! I finished this piece and realised I had captured the stormy day of our last day at sasquatch park. see the rock slide? The bare patch? That's where the "rock Bunny's" live.

rocks

2004-08-28T19:32:00.000-07:00

rocks, acrylic and canvas, 12"x 10"

I was inspired by "Surf", to attempt a canvas creation. Here is the result, again the picture doesn't quite do it justice. I think it looks like a few meters from the view captured in surf.

2004-08-21T23:45:00.000-07:00

surf

courage my love

2004-08-21T23:44:00.000-07:00

courage my love

236 rose petals and a strawberry 2004

2004-08-04T20:35:00.000-07:00

26"x26" acrylic mixed on canvas

script detail

2004-08-04T16:38:00.003-07:00

script detail,
"like a vine she budded foth beauty, and her flowers ripen into glory and riches,"
-text adapted -> i don't remember where this text is from, if you recognise it, please let me know.

i felt the line i took " He budded forth like beauty..." suited a change in grammar from masculine to feminine. it's sort of one of my way's in reclaiming the sacred feminine.

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petals detail

2004-08-04T16:38:00.001-07:00

petals detail ,

petals in different stages of development are all tied together by a cord, sometimes apparant, ( seen as thorns of gold in strawberry detail. ) sometimes not.

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strawberry detail

2004-08-04T16:38:00.000-07:00

strawberry detail

apples 2004

2004-08-04T16:24:00.000-07:00

que sera 2004

2004-08-04T16:14:00.000-07:00

que sera, acrylic mixed on canvas 16"x14"

together 2002

2004-08-04T15:48:00.001-07:00

together, acrylic on canvas 16"x14"

together close up

2004-08-04T15:48:00.000-07:00

together close up
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together detail

2004-08-04T15:47:00.000-07:00

together detail
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unicorn detail

2004-08-04T15:43:00.002-07:00

unicorn detail
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iris 2001

2004-08-04T15:43:00.001-07:00

iris, acrylic on canvas 26"x8"
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iris detail

2004-08-04T15:43:00.000-07:00

iris detail

garden close up

2004-08-04T15:33:00.002-07:00

garden close up

the garden 2000

2004-08-04T15:33:00.000-07:00

the garden, acrylic mixed on canvas 26"x24"

Urantia 2003

2004-07-31T16:37:00.008-07:00

This is Urantia by me 2003

Fishies 2- nearing the surface

2004-07-31T16:37:00.007-07:00

fishies2-nearing the surface
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Fishies 2004

2004-07-31T16:37:00.006-07:00

fishies created in photoshop. July 31, 2004

micromacro 2004

2004-07-31T16:37:00.005-07:00

micromacro

my attempt at recreating my dream image, I actually succeeded, plain, boring graphic, black and white, definately NOT my usual dream content! Certainly made me sit up and take notice.

moonsign 2003

2004-07-31T16:37:00.004-07:00

moonsign
This is the first digital image that I was remotely happy with

Woman 2003

2004-07-31T16:37:00.003-07:00

This is Woman, I re-did this one in acrylic on canvas.

Nude 2003

2004-07-31T16:37:00.002-07:00

nude2
This is a digital piece I did in 2003.
I was inspired by the poster for the play " Tournee du Chat Noir" by Rodulph Salis

Visitor 2003

2004-07-31T16:37:00.001-07:00

This is The Visitor also by me , 2003

Created along with MoonSign, Urantia, Woman.
Was inspired by a memory.