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Sleetwealth — Persephone
Published: 2009-05-13 04:09:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 3956; Favourites: 72; Downloads: 90
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Another one of my old oil paintings.I was facinated by Persephone or Perspine myth and in this image wove in a vampire thread. Here she picks up the pomegranate in her hunger,but of course her real hunger is not for fruit. Evidently after being abducted by Hades she was bitten and turned..
Recently I have been thinking of sculpting Persperone in her traditional role.
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beautiful... I like your interpretation of the myth very much. Love vampires... Love the deep red colour... love this painting...
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Thank you. Theres alot I would make diffenrt if I ever did this theme again. I also love the seed of the idea of Perpherone as a vampire. I think it makes a kind of sence out of a myth that doesnt make much sence.
And I just happen to adore pomagranantes
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I thought this was work you did on a shower curtain at first lol. Very cool.
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Very interesting
KayC
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Id probably change it up if I redid it now.
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Gorgeous painting. The colors and composition remind me a bit of Bill Sienkiewicz. I wish I was still painting in oil, but i can't take the smell, and the clean up!
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Interesting. I had to look him up possibly the bold red and black of the sleeves gives that impression.
You know there are aqua oils and also genesis heat set oils as a non smell easy clean up option. Im fussy since I prefer oils to acrylic paints and with genesis I dont feel a diffenrce.
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I knew about the aqua oils, but never tried them. The genesis oils are new to me, but it's been so many years since I've worked in any oils. I may have to try them. There are ways to make acrylics flow more like oils, and ways to mix them to get very close to the look as well. but no, nothing is quite like real oil.
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You can buy samples of genesis so, you dont have to put out alot of money to try them. They are buttery,but firm and dont cure/dry until they are baked or hit with a heatgun.
I paint my sculptures with it and I feel its comparable to real oils though the color range is no where near as wide.
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I really like the vampiric twist on this old myth. Very interesting.
I'm not crazy about the way you painted the pomegranate...it looks weird, and I personally would prefer her with longer hair, but I love all the red carried throughout this piece.
Would LOVE to see a sculpted piece based off of this painting.
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Hmm well I actauly did an oil study of a real pomegrate,but the meat is faceing down otherwize youd only see the skin of the fruit. The hand I think looks odd holding it.
I kinda agree about the hair and gneraly the hair is a black mass missing highlights and shape.
I might do it. I havent sculpted a full vampite based peice. Though her clothing isnt properly greek and actauly referance to the myth is thin. Im not sure anyone would realize with a diffenrt title.
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Ooh ooh ooh! LOVE the retelling vampire spin on the story! Not that I'm nutso for vampires specifically, just love retellings with new spins.
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Its one of my favorite things to do. To reveal the rest of the story! Details about what went on behind the scenes or an element that actualy pulls an obvious non factual story closer into plausabilty.
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In this case, by introducing vampirism.
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Yup because in the original tale we dont know why that pomagranate seed trapped her into returning to the underworld. But the imagery of the pomegranate is seductive and blood lust like. Oh I dont know if you noticed but she also has a tiny striped dragon on her shoulders!
Ive added an eye opening change to Midsommer nights dream ,but Ive yet to make that peice so, I wont tell how Ive altered it.
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Oh oh, now I understand. Vampirism does bring it closer to the realm of logic.
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Gorgeous! Yes. I think you SHOULD sculpt her!!
~D
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Actualy I wasnt intending to resculpt this ,but the Persp concept. Ive been practicing makign miniature pomagranantes and I think that started me thinking about it again.
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lovely painting, can't wait to see the sculpting.
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This is amazing! I love the color palette you used.
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Oh Wow!!! I love it... I love the Perspherone myth as well. I would love to see you sculpt her!
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Wow you are so talented! I can imagine how beautiful this must look in real life.
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always impressed when great sculptors also paint great.
i did some persephone as well
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the ruby jewel tones are exquisite
I too am a big Persephone/Hades myth fan
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Awesome painting skills! I would love to see better quality photo, or scan.
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looks good. i like the colors you used...so bloody and vampirish.. i like ehr pose & her facial expression as well-so passionate.
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WOW!! Amazing rendering and detail! The crimson's are so vivid(imagining seeing it in life)! What scale is this? I love your gallery, you work is just incredible!!
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Its a small painting about 13" tall after being cut off its stretcher bars. Oils are the most vivid and deep paints ever!Acrylics cant ever top them.
Thank you
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Absolutely, oil gives that luminosity that acrylics could never replicate. I thought it was small, but that can be deceiving so I wanted to ask!! I hope you are well, and have a wonderful evening Sleetwealth! Your welcome!!
Ian
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The butterty handling too and they dont seem to get muddy and self contaminate the way acrylics do.
I ahvent painted in a long time,but I miss the smell of linseed oil!haha
Your very kind. I am well
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I know exactly what you mean. I love the scent of linseed(I use stand) oil too!! Yeah, the feeling of mixing oil is unlike any other, it's almost as much fun painting itself!!! Glad you picked it up again!
and you are very thoughtful also, I'm happy to hear that you are!
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very lovely painting Anita, would like to have seen it's colours a bit bolder, I'm sure the photo doesn't do it justice.
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Yeah this isnt a good shot. The reds and purples are very deep and rich. Its hard to get clear photos because of the shine on the textures. This is an old snapshot too. with my old camera. Her sleeves have an impasto paint tech used so they have a 3d quality. The rest is painted very flat and smooth.
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I could see as much with a squint.... It's a gorgeous image. I was particularly impressed with the hands.
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Oh this is one of the few I used referance for. Thats my hand holding the pomagranate.
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eh yes.Spelling is not one of my strong points!
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