I’ve looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It’s life’s illusions I recall
I really don’t know life at all.
— Joni Mitchell
Had a lovely night with dear friends yesterday, and I am energized even though a tad tired as we went to bed quite late.
During our trip to Greece in Fall 2022, I bought a statue that celebrates Nike, the goddess Victory near the Acropolis in Athens. The real statue resides at the Louvre in Paris, and I think that it should be returned to Greece, which is her homeland after all.
The Winged Victory of Samothrace is one of the rare Greek statues whose exact original location is known. It was made as an offering to the gods for a sanctuary on the Greek island of Samothrace. Placed at a height, people could see her from afar. Nike, the winged goddess who heralds victory, is seen just as she is about to alight on a ship. — https://www.louvre.fr/en/explore/the-palace/a-stairway-to-victory
Ink: Dr. Ph. Martin’s Black Star & Pen-White
Pen: Pilot Falcon Soft EF Japan
Brushes: 3 Kuratake water brushes & 2 Princeton “cheap” watercolour brushes
Sketchbook: Moleskine Art Collection, japanese album
Location: my imagination -)
Painting to see : Peindre pour voir 