It's Greek to Me!

Spiritual
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It started with a comment on the image of Amy in my previous post by one of her friends on Facebook. That triggered a touch of inspiration and after a few minutes research on the Internet I found the story about Sunna, daughter ol Sol according to Norse mythology. So in the spirit of carrying things to the excess I started researching mythology and the Muses.

Originally there were said to be three muses but later that was expanded to nine. Muses were inspirational figures, each with their own particular specialties. From the muses I expanded my study to Greek mythology. (a damn hard subject to read that gives me a greater appreciation for the term "it's Greek to me"). The stories from Greek and other mythology actually are ways of describing actual events of conditions of ancient times in more eloquent and romantic ways.

Has it Been Two Months?

I really have to post here more often. But I've been busy with some classes, both my regular photography classes and some private studio classes. Plus there are some more on the horizon. I'm working on some locations to teach location lighting for commercial and figure work. More on that as it comes together.


Meanwhile I've started a presence on the Fine Art America web site. (You may have noticed the small slide show in the right menu bar.) They offer online gallery as well as fulfillment services for many types of artists. You can check out my portfolios as I add more images for sale.
http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/robert-swinson.html


For now I'll leave you with one of my favorite images from 2011. This is Amy at sunrise. I titled the image Sunna after some comments on Facebook.

From Norse mythology: after the time of Ragnarök when the world has been destroyed, a new world shall be born, a world of peace and love, and the Sun's bright daughter Sunna shall take the reigns and drive the chariot of the sun across the sky, And that Sunna shall outshine Her mother, Sol.