Artemis Ascending

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Medium: V. 0.1.4 8/22/19
2 months 115 hours. Mixed media. Watercolor, watercolor markers, heavy acrylic, lettering paint, pencil, ballpoint pen and ink, as well as anything that was within reach in my home studio. On Canson 140lb watercolor paper, scanned and then digitally enhanced.

Description:
Moonchild, goddess of the wild and hunts.

Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto. Twin sister of Apollo. Her characteristics and traits is meant to represent the innocent nature and unhindered reaches, in all of us.

Thoughts:
The stylization choice of this piece is also a tribute to Yoshitaka Amano, one of my favorite artists. Amano has an unyielding creative vision in shaping our visual art industry. A homage to him and his muse.

Likewise, my most recent state of mind when it comes to creating visual work has had a profound shift. My sabbatical trip to Tucson Arizona 2019 had unswirled my cosmic clarity. In it, my exploration had shown me how unfeathering it felt to create from a child’s mind- unshackled by fundamentals, logic and structural construct that we as artist long had been clouded by our own learning. When a child creates, it is not made by the reasons of finite, perfection, or governance of artistic skill pursuits. Rather it is the ability to create, the joy to explore the ocean waves, without hatred, unbiased linguistics and a freeing outlook of an infinite beauty. This realisation has led me to shift between my childhood self, and my learned artistic self- a better balance and understanding than before.

As such, I wanted to interpret Artemis as this child-like figure, pettit in youth, and a boundless frontier for her to explore.

Likewise, this piece is also part of a tribute series, an open love letter to all these visual pioneers that has inspired me to where I am today. This list includes but not limiting to the following individual voices: Ayami Kojima( Castlevania: Symphony of the night), Yoshitaka Amano( Final Fantasy Series), Justin Sweet( Icewind dale 2 & Table RPG), Yoh Yoshinari( Valkyrie profile), Tsubasa Masao( Tactic Ogre), Yoji Shinkawa( Zone of Enders) and countless more. Without these individuals’ unique voices, creative designs become stagnate.


Spec:
Each of these signed artwork are 13x19inch full bleed, printed on a velvet matte paper texture. Superb, vibrant, semi-giclée quality and are lightfast. Avoid direct sunlight. Museum glass is recommended for longevity and minimal glare viewing. Otherwise glass, clear acrylic or plastic surface are encouraged to not only protect, but also a lasting means for you and your family to cherish and share these many more stories to come.