The garden of the Hesperides

" The garden of the Hesperides" (130 x 89 cm) - Oil on canvas - Almeriane 2010

From greek mithology.

Close-up of the artwork

"PANDORA"

Representation of the Greek Mithology Tale "Pandora".

Oil on canvas, 100 x 65 cm size - Almeriane 2010

The Merciful Knight

"The Mercyful Knight" (116x89 cm) oil/canvas - Almeriane 2010

When I first saw the Burne-Jones´ watercolor of the "Mercyful Knight", I was very impressed! This is such a beautiful, mystical & full of feelings painting!!! It would appear it was one of the painter´s favourite artwork. No wonder...

The subject is taken from the life of the Florentine knight St John Gualberto, founder of the Valombrosan Order in 1039., who was miraculously embraced by a wooden figure of Christ while praying at a wayside shrine after forgiving the murder of his kinsman.

Here is my interpretation! This is an oil painting on canvas, 116 x 89 cm size.

"Vanity" - Oil/canvas

"Vanity" - Almeriane 2010

Coming back from Switzerland, I finished "Vanity". This is an oil on canvas, which size is 80x54 cm.

"Vanity" (detail) - Almeriane 2010

More photos session for my new painting serie

Models: Karen, Barbara & Sara
Photographe: Almeriane
Spain-August 2009

Models: Mar & Belen

Photographe: Almeriane

Spain-September 2009

Thisbe

"Thisbe" (100x65 cm) - oil - Almeriane 2009

Here is my last oil painting on canvas, concerning the love story of Thisbe & Pyramus.

This story is a part of the Roman mythology.

"Thisbe and Pyramus were two lovers but forbidden by their parents to see each others. As their houses were connected, through a crack in one of the walls, they wisper their love for each other.

One day, they arrange to meet under a mulberry tree.

Thisbe arrives first, but upon seeing a lioness with a mouth bloody from a recent kill, she flees, leaving behind her veil. The lioness mutilates it. When Pyramus arrives, he is horrified at the sight o Thisbe´s veil, assuming that a fierce beast had killed her. Pyramus kills himself, violently thrusting a sword into his groin, and in turn splashing blood on the white mulberry leaves. Pyramus' blood stains the white mulberry fruits, turning them dark. Thisbe returns, eager to tell Pyramus what had happened to her, but she finds Pyramus' dead body under the shade of the mulberry tree. Thisbe, after a brief period of mourning, stabs herself with the same sword. In the end, the gods listen to Thisbe's lament, and forever change the color of the mulberry fruits into the stained color to honor the forbidden love." (Ref. Wikipedia)

I already have an idea for him but I have to do some sketches, as I don´t know yet his features, for he is one of my new models.

Thisbe is my little cousin Barbara.