The Classics Collection
These five drawings explore expressions of female power, with each goddess representing a distinct facet of feminine strength and identity. Each piece explores the beauty of classical statues and displays a different facet of womxn’s might.
Nike
This piece depicts Nike, the goddess of victory, drawn from Pythokritos’ Winged Victory of Samothrace. In Greek mythology, Nike stands beside Zeus in his fight against the Titans and helps him defeat Typhon. She is a force to be reckoned with.
The Three Fates
Clotho, Lachesis, & Atropos
This drawing depicts the three fates, three sisters known in Greek Mythology as the Moirai. Responsible for the fates of all human lives, they spin and cut the threads of life at will.
Artemis
This piece is Artemis. Known as the goddess of the hunt and protector of girls, she’s often shown with animals like deer or dogs. In Leochares’ famous statue, she’s depicted with a deer—but in my version, I added my own dog, Sammy. Now, he’ll forever run and play alongside the goddess of the hunt.
Athena
This piece depicts Athena, the Goddess of Warfare and Wisdom. Athena is strategic and methodical. As another god of war, she stands in stark contrast with the chaotic and emotional nature of the god Ares. In this portrait, I wanted to capture her contemplative and powerful presence.
Aphrodite
This piece is of Aphrodite, drawn from Alexandros of Antioch’s Venus de Milo. Aphrodite is the Goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, passion, and desire. She held power over humanity and most of the other Olympians, changing the courses of lives and starting wars. Aphrodite shows that beauty, sensuality, and power are not contradictions.