Galatea by ppetersen
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~*~Galatea~*~
Pygmalion was a gifted sculptor from Cyprus who had no interest in the local women as he found them immoral and frivolous. Instead Pygmalion concentrated on his art until one day he ran across a large, flawless piece of ivory and decided to carve a beautiful woman from it. When he had finished the statue, Pygmalion found it so lovely and the image of his ideal woman that he clothed the figure and adorned her in jewels. He gave the statue a name: Galatea, sleeping love. He found himself obsessed with his ideal woman so he went to the temple of Aphrodite to ask forgiveness for all the years he had shunned her and beg for a wife who would be as perfect as his statue.
Aphrodite was curious so she visited the studio of the sculptor while he was away and was charmed by his creation. Galatea was the image of herself. Being flattered, Aphrodite brought the statue to life. When returned Pygmalion to his home, he found Galatea alive, and humbled himself at her feet. Pygmalion and Galatea were wed, and Pygmalion never forget to thank Aphrodite for the gift she had given him. He and Galatea brought gifts to her temple throughout their life and Aphrodite blessed them with happiness and love in return.
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Another of my sketches where I drew from a statue, but this one has a story. While drawing her I felt again that I had to bring her life, hence the title. No, I didn't fall in love but the story of Pygmalion came to mind while doing her. :)
Sketched with F, B, Hb, and 2B pencils on bristol. Postwork in PSP 9, smudging, a tiny bit of airbrushing to clean up the background. Frame done in PSP by myself.
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Much thanks to all who have been peeking in, leaving lovely notes for you do enrich me by doing so, giving me the impetus to strive even harder.
Be well all...
as always
Pat
Comments (12)
InnerSerendipity
Oh I love the story! And very beautiful image to go with it. Wonderfully done Pat! :)
KanDu
Oh I like her very much. She looks quite elegant and very romantic! Very nicely done Pat. Your talent is awesome!! E & V
CatatonicCadaver
Absolutely stunning, and a wonderful tale along with it( of course we all know the lady in the house is the boss but a good story to remind us is always welcome) wonderful job :P
Delicate-bird
Wow . EXCELLANT . I loooove her pose and the way you draw her hands. Good work . 11/10 ;)
cbender
looks noble... :) well done
kansas
A gorgeous classic pose. Simply beautiful. Great mythology story.
voske
Wonderful and excellent work!!!
melevos
you did a great job,EXCELLENTV
Fogge
Fantastic image. Excellent work!
MoonGraphics11
This is fantastic!That cloth is outstanding! Beautiful profile! Excellent work!
maggiemai
I wish they had a ranking higher than Excellent... this drawing is so beautiful. I just adore your soft images of mythology and have added this one to my favorites! Vote :-)))
Kalliandra
This is amazing!!!!!!! The cloth... how its wrinkled... and her face and hair!!! EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!