ABOUT: Thanatos, in ancient Greek religion and mythology, is the personification of death. Thanatos was the son of Nyx, the goddess of night, and the brother of Hypnos, the god of sleep. He appeared to humans to carry them off to the underworld when their time allotted to them by the Fates had expired. My Thanatos passionately embraces the unknown. Why fear that which we have not yet encountered?
ABOUT: Gaea is the goddess of the Earth, in Greek mythology. What could be more essential than the world we inhabit. More than our environment, Earth is us. This is a theme I will be returning to frequently. What could be more important?
ABOUT: My model is a woman very much in charge of herself, and self-aware. At a more mature age, she knows herself. She wore these wonderful heavy boots to our session, so I suggested she keep them on. They express gravity, confidence, and an earthiness. The title is right for this pose, and this model.
ABOUT: The kiss as a subject has long inspired artists, often with references to intimacy, passion, first love, long-lasting love, and so on and on. Here is the kiss of death. Is it an embrace of death, or rather an acceptance of all the stages and phases of our life, and what comes next? For me, the painting is a celebration.
ABOUT: Ellee is very active. She runs and rock climbs. It is evident in the strength of her body, and in the confident stride. The pose is about movement, transition, and passing through. The angel image with the mirror speaks to us about the ephemeral nature of life. The image is intended to bring us to contemplate this all too quickly passing life.
MEDIUM: Watercolor on paper DIMENSIONS: Not available at this time FRAMED: This Piece is sold Unframed.
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