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Written by Teresita Blanco (The Artsy Sister)
Hollow Knight Joaquin Sorolla Painting
I did a new Hollow Knight fanart. It is based on an impressionism painting by Joaquin Sorolla. Unlike other impressionist artists, he worked with warm earth tones. This is best noticed in this beach painting. He sketched the figures from life. In this painting, a guy is helping a maiden remove her wet bathing suit. He is holding up the towel to wrap her up, while also leering at her. In my version, the bather is Hornet and the other person is Shankra. I simplified the background by removing the other humans. This made it a more intimate moment between...
Hollow Knight Silksong Pride Month Fanart
I did a new Hollow Knight fanart. Is based on a Francois Boucher painting. The painting is Callisto and Zeus. Zeus had fallen in lust with a friend of his daughter. In order to woo her, he transforms into his daughter. He then sleeps with Callisto, while disguised as his daughter. He also gets Callisto pregnant. I mostly use this painting as a reference for my Silksong fanart. The characters in this fanart are all females. They are Shankra and Hornet. Or we could say that Shankra is Nosk in disguise. For the little Cupids, I chose to draw little...
Kpop Demon Hunters Huntrix Art Parodies
I made a new Kpop demon Hunter fanart. I did a parody of American Gothic. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Rumi and her demon dude seemed like the perfect stand ins for the couple. I was not certain if I wanted their human or demon forms. I the end, I went for the demon form look. It made it extra funny. Anyhow, I hope that this fanart makes you smile. There is a video of this fanart in my Artsy Sister Youtube channel. Do not forget to give a like and subscribe. Here is quite the...
Turkey in Art
Today, I wanted to show you some nice paintings featuring Turkey. Last year, I did thanksgiving. Now, we are going to look at the center bird. The Turkey is Native to the US. It was exported into Europe in the 1550. It started appearing in art around the baroque period. It eventually became so common place that practically every impressionist painter had at least one Turkey painting. The Turkey was ironically more commonly painted in Europe than in the Americas. It only started gaining prominence after the American Civil War. Back then, Thanksgiving was a celebration that commemorated the end...
Orpheus in Art
I wanted to show you some amassing art featuring Orpheus. He is a Greek poet. He is said to have been the first. It is debatable among Greek Historians if he was real or not. According to Aristotle, Orpheus did exist, but he lived in a far away region. He was mythologized due to his talent. He was said to have given the Greeks civilization. He also traveled with Jason and the Argonauts. In the artworld, they are more interesting in painting the final days of his life. Orpheus has a little wife named Eurydice. She was bit by a...