The Horai
This work is part of my Friendship series in which I explore the various places where we meet up with friends, arguably the most important relationships in our lives. A partner isn’t enough to fulfill all our social and emotional needs. Besides, it’s proven that strong friendships make you live longer.
The inspiration for this painting comes from all the joyful and leisurely picnics I've had with my friends. It’s such an easy way to spend quality time with them, either on weekends or after work.
In line with the two previous paintings of the series being named after ancient Greek deities, I titled this one The Horai. The Horai are the three Greek goddesses of the seasons: spring, summer and autumn—the ‘classical’ triad. In the painting, each character is wearing a signifier associated with a season.
Read more about it in this post.
Gouache on paper.
26 cm x 36 cm
Drawn for pleasure.
The inspiration for this painting comes from all the joyful and leisurely picnics I've had with my friends. It’s such an easy way to spend quality time with them, either on weekends or after work.
In line with the two previous paintings of the series being named after ancient Greek deities, I titled this one The Horai. The Horai are the three Greek goddesses of the seasons: spring, summer and autumn—the ‘classical’ triad. In the painting, each character is wearing a signifier associated with a season.
Read more about it in this post.
Gouache on paper.
26 cm x 36 cm
Drawn for pleasure.
Thallo, goddess of spring
Thallo is also the goddess of buds and blooms, so she’s wearing earrings with gold flower pendants, and a necklace in the shape of a flower.
Auxo, goddess of summer
As a goddess associated with plant growth and fertility, Auxo is frequently depicted in art as bearing a sheaf of grain. If you look VERY CLOSELY, her earring is a golden sheaf of grain, and her necklace is a lone wheat stem pendant. Being the one with a baby, she was the natural choice to represent fertility.
Carpo, goddess of autumn
Associated with the harvest, Carpo is typically depicted as bearing grapes or other fruits of the harvest. Once again, the clue is in the earring: the grape shaped cluster of pearls, topped with a gold leaf.
