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 meet all our social and emotional needs. Besides, it’s proven that strong friendships make you live longer than having a partner.
The inspiration for this painting comes from meeting my own friends for picnics. It’s such an easy way to spend quality time with them, either on the weekends or after work.
In line with the two previous paintings being named after ancient Greek deities, I titled this one The Horai. It can also be spelt Horae and a few other different ways, but I chose the spelling that was easiest to pronounce in English. The Horai are the three Greek goddesses of the seasons: spring, summer and autumn. Or rather that’s the ‘classical’ triad.
Read more about it in this post.
Gouache on paper.
Drawn for pleasure.
The inspiration for this painting comes from meeting my own friends for picnics. It’s such an easy way to spend quality time with them, either on the weekends or after work.
In line with the two previous paintings being named after ancient Greek deities, I titled this one The Horai. It can also be spelt Horae and a few other different ways, but I chose the spelling that was easiest to pronounce in English. The Horai are the three Greek goddesses of the seasons: spring, summer and autumn. Or rather that’s the ‘classical’ triad.
Read more about it in this post.
Gouache on paper.
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.
