Saturday, May 17, 2008

The Goddess Amaterasu



Amaterasu, goddess of the sun in Japanese mythology, was a beautiful and compassionate goddess who ruled both the sun and the heavenly fields of rice that fed the Japanese people. I used my son's beautiful girlfriend, Yasasha, as a model because she seems so much like this goddess. Her mother who grew up on Okanawa, graciously wrote Amaterasu in calligraphy for me to paint onto her Kimono.

3 comments:

  1. wow..what a great start on your series and blog! :) truly a beauty! :) congrats! yay!

    p.s. your son is lucky to have a pretty girlfriend ;p

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  2. I really like your use of complimentary colors in this painting. She looks like a very happy goddess with the vivid colors.

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