emulsion on anticeramic vase 23cm x 7.5 cm 2020

Inspired by Cy Twombley’s painting Hero and Leandra 1985

Hero, virgin priestess of Aphrodite at Sestos, was seen at a festival by Leander of Abydos; they fell in love, and he swam the Hellespont at night to visit her, guided by a light from her tower. One stormy night the light was extinguished, and Leander was drowned; Hero, seeing his body, drowned herself likewise.

For CY Peonies, roses and Irises