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This is a picture that took a very different turn from what I had intended. Sometimes these things take on a life of their own. I had intended to draw the poetess Sappho, but as the picture progressed, it definitely wanted to move in a different direction. I think I ended up with a competitor of Sappho that history has forgotten and who let me channel her essence, let us call her...any suggestions?I used some GREAT stock from , which is well worth checking out. The picture I referenced is here: [link]
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Do you take comissions by any chance?
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Mythology is a love of mine as well. I take commissions occasionaly, yeah, what do you have in mind?
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Can you possibly draw Amaterasu, the Japanese sun goddess?
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Oooh, love it! You always seem to ink what IΒ΄m obsessed with at the moment (and right now itΒ΄s ancient Greece 
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I'm ALWAYS obsessed with ancient Greece! I woul dlove to do an anthology of Greek gods and goddesses....
I'd give you the shawl if I had it, unfortunately it's only 2 dimensional. Wouldn't be very warm.
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IΒ΄d love to do an illustrated dictionary of Greek gods and myths!<3 Only it would take a lifetime.
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Which by the way is in my 'favorites' gallery. Hooyah.
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Well thanks for the great pose and excellent outfit, I thought of the picture as soon as I saw it.
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Wow, I love her clothing! And her serene almost 'holier then thou' look. It's really nice!
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I agree, the look is great. See the stock photo for my inspiration.
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Such an aesthetic pose and graceful expression, she certainly does look like a Muse. As always, your details blow my mind, I love the beautiful patterns and how her clothes fold.
As for a name, well, having studied Ancient Greece, I remember a couple. How about...Melitta? Cyrene? Myrrhine? Hm, can't recall any more at the moment. But you should name her, she must have a name!
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Melitta eh? Okay, let's go with it. She looks like a Melitta. As for the pose and expression, much of the credit must go to the model I used as reference. Thanks for the great comment!
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Melitta's one of my favourite ancient Greek names, glad you liked that. It means 'bumble bee', so possibly not the most fitting for a graceful muse-like woman, but I still adore it! And you certainly managed to capture the model's elegance
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Well, as I recall the Bee was one of the symbols of the great goddess herself, especially in Minoan Crete. So a muse who gets her inspiration from the goddess could very well be named after one of her favorite symbols. Melitta. Thanks again for the great name.
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Alright, I didn't know that about the Bee. Thank you for the interesting info, I love expanding my knowledge about the ancient times 
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She looks beautiful... but why a competitor of Sapho? She looks more like a muse herself!!
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Certainly. Maybe a muse that time forgot?
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yes...
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