JanuaryTheme(Fire/Ice) : Demeter and Persephone by gallimel

2D • Mythology • posted on Jan 24, 2003

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*No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of a Continent.* J.Donne ------------------ This is my contribution to the January Theme "Fire and Ice". It portraits one specific moment of the legend of Demeter, Goddess of Ground, and her daughter Persephone, raped and caged by the God of Afterlife, Ades, fallen in love with her. It shows the theme by the vivid, burning love of the mother discovering the daughter like dead,almost iced in my scene, and it's also my way to say that a heart pulsating love is a flame, an heart who cannot feel this is instead destined to shadows and cold realms.You can then give your own interpretation of everything , of course. I can say so far it seems that to colour in Photoshop is pushin me at using very strong and sparklin colours :P In this, I owe much to Japanes cartoons :P This is my second attempt at Photoshop proper colouring.. I have to say it will take time before the result in colour will match the sketch uncoloured (sigh!) but I am still learning. Hope you can enjoy, and if you're interested,you can find the legend in the various versions here: The Legend of Demeter and Persephone

Comments (69)

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addy

6:20PM | Wed, 26 March 2003

Wonderful image, i love the colours, so expressive... :)

Atila-Han

8:59AM | Tue, 15 April 2003

excellent meli beutiful!!! so romantic :)

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intolerance

1:04PM | Thu, 24 April 2003

Persephone was abducted by Hades, her oncle, deeply in love with her. Searching for her daughter, Demeter wandered throughout the known world with a torch in each hand. She renounced her divine qualities until Persephone was devolved from the underworld. If my memory is not failing she never saw her daughter again. Is there a particular motive to paint this beautiful theme?

Ravynne

4:10AM | Wed, 07 May 2003

Passion and magick. This is a perfect, sensual blend of beauty, myth, and art.

mushypea

9:56AM | Sun, 29 June 2003

Interestin image, i like this alot.

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