'Athena'
32 inches x 20 inches
oil on canvas
framed
$6500
oil on canvas
framed
$6500
'Athena, Goddess of War' is my largest painting currently available and certainly one of the most epic. This painting walks a careful line between masculine and feminine, which is characteristic of its subject, the beautiful yet belligerent Athena. While she is surrounded by soft, pastel colors and images (flowers, gloves) in the foreground near her heart, the overall effect of her accessories is one of explosion coming at the viewer. Around her head is a more staid background of marble and dark drapery. Her helmet, of course, towers above all with unmistakable masculinity, and yet the beautiful curves of her hair and smooth skin are not hidden. My desire is that this imposing painting will find its way to a space where the viewer can enjoy the tension between the sexes inherent in the composition, and that she will look graciously over that spot with benevolence.