Art Inspiration: A Gift From The Gods; Pandora: The Kharites (The Graces) : Thalia

 In my life I have had moments that inspire me to create and wonder about different possibilities. Working with children has always been a catalyst for these moments. On a number of occasions I have provided a drawing or art class for the children and their curiosity has inspired many ideas and creations. Some of these inspirations have produced scenes of me drawing them camping, or as characters from Harry Potter, but the majority of them enjoyed me creating a scene based on the Greek gods. I have posted this work so titled “The Greek Gods, Distraction on Olympus”.

This experience was so enjoyable that I have been thinking of creating another scene from Greek Mythology for some time. In the next few weeks I will be posting the different characters of this scene and a little background info on each one.

I must emphasize that this drawing is not for the children in my school but an independent work I undertook for my own enjoyment. It is from my imagination and may be a bit adult.

 

The Kharites (The Graces): Thalia

 

  In the Pandora story she is given different gifts to make her irresistible to men. One group of goddess known as the Kharites or Graces bestowed a gift to Pandora, they placed gold necklaces upon her. The Kharites were three goddesses of grace, beauty, adornment, mirth, festivity, dance and song. The next Kharites is named Thalia.

  Thalia was known as the goddess of festivity and rich, luxurious banquets. Her and her sisters were usually depicted in art as three nude women dancing, yet for this piece I wanted to portray them in seductive attire to give the illusion of nudity.

  I drew Thalia similarly to her sisters, as seductive women with luscious curves and adorned in sensual lingerie. I wanted to use white for this character to have the purity of the colour enhance this character’s appeal. Granted the fact that the top is sheer helps, but I wanted the colour to enhance her figure and breasts. The hair is similar to Euphrosyne’s but I wanted more of a wavy look and having it caress her shoulder. I did not want to go for the mysterious look because I wanted the hair to frame her face more.

  I hope you enjoy my depiction of Thalia one of the Kharties from The Gift From The Gods; Pandora. 

Thalia – the goddess of festivity and rich, luxurious banquets