Description
‘Nyx’ by Kirsten Schaap
Artist: Kirsten Schaap
Title: ‘Nyx’
Medium: Pen (archival pigmented ink) on 425 gsm matte watercolour paper
Dimensions: 15.7″ x 11.7″
Framing: Unframed
Year of Creation: 2022
Artwork Will Ship From: Netherlands
About the Artwork:
“This is my depiction of Nyx, primordial Greek Goddess of the Night- the principle from which all creation emerged and a Goddess so powerful and beautiful she is feared by Zeus himself.” – Kirsten Schaap
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.