Description
‘The Horae Part III: Auxo’ by Kirsten Schaap
Artist: Kirsten Schaap
Title: ‘The Horae Part III: Auxo’
Medium: Pen, ink, and metallic paint on Ampersand Aquabord, coated with silk matte archival varnish
Dimensions: 11.8″ x 9.4″
Framing: Unframed
Year of Creation: 2024
About the Artwork:
In Greek mythology, the Horae were 3 Goddesses who ruled over the seasons and time with Auxo being the Goddess and personification of Summer and protector of vegetation, growth and fertility.
About the Artist:
(Artist Bio)
Kirsten Schaap (@kirsketchbook) is an illustrator living and working in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Her work revolves around introspection, darkness, contrast and raw emotion- fear, loss and decay are recurring themes in her work. She mainly works in black-and-white and her work is drawn by hand using a stippling technique, which enables her to bring depth, texture and layers into her work. She is inspired by nature, mythology and science fiction.