Sorpho the Atlantian

I went back to my fantastical treatment of Plato's account of Atlantis. I had made this particular character and similar ones before in pencil and now he's on canvas. Personally, I'm a big Atlantis aficionado. And there have been recent trends in archaeology that are suggesting it was a very real place. These findings point to Thera and Crete, home of the mysterious Minoan culture. 

There's a really interesting documentary on the subject hosted by historian Bettany Hughes. You can catch it here on Youtube. Her shows are hard to find here in the U.S. They're quite informative. 

And she's so cultured and knowledgable.

For Sorpho

Acrylic on Canvas

March 2014

Pan, lord of the wild

I had mentioned that I also create images with mythic themes and here's the first of MANY I've made over the years. A slight deviation from so much of the Sci-fi related stuff I've been posting as of late. I'm sure Pan needs little introduction. As usual the image at left is reduced to 12% of the original and the detail image at right is reduced to 25%. So these previews are TINY! Enjoy.

Pan

Pencil, Adobe Photoshop

August 2012

Atlantis of the Mind Part One

While its very likely that the legend of the lost kingdom of Atlantis introduced by the ancient greek philosopher Plato in his dialogues Timeaus and Critias is a re-telling of the factual volcanic catastrophe that wiped out the ancient Minoan civilization, there have been many modern ideas and fantasies that have led some to believe that Atlantis was possibly a culture of extra-terrestrial origins. While I for one personally lean toward the recent archaeological Minoan theory, I still enjoy journeying in my mind to an Atlantis of the imagination. A few years ago, from 2004-2008, I began making several drawings and sketches for Atlantean buildings, people and machines of a more science-fictional bend.

Disciploid Two

2005

Pencil on Paper

Disciploid Two (detail)

Disciploid One

2004

Pencil on Paper

Disciploid One (detail)

Sketch for Plato's Atlantis

I have always been an aficionado of the Atlantis myth. This interpretive sketch is inspired by the ancient philosopher Plato's account of a pre-Hellenistic society that has led some believers and adventurers to speculate that its ruins lie submerged in the Mediterranean, among other places. In fact, archaeological findings are pointing to the Minoans and their volcanic catastrophe on ancient Thera as the probable origin of this legend.

Plato's Atlantis

2004

Pencil on Paper

Plato's Atlantis (detail)

Plato's Atlantis (detail)