Whilst
studying the NMW websites I became inspired by dogs, healing dogs in
particular. From further research got on
to Aesculapius, the Greek God of medicine, then snakes, which are also
associated with healing – hence the ‘rod of Aesculapius’, a snake entwined staff, which remains a
symbol of medicine to this day.
The work I
intend to make will be in the form of some large mixed-media drawings and
monoprints on the theme of healing animals, mainly dogs and snakes, plus
smaller drawings and studies in mixed media.
Furthermore,
out sketching by lake found interesting lichen
- peltigera canina (DOG lichen), which used to be considered a cure for
Rabies.
Also
discovered there is a genus of plants named after Asklepias/Asclepias (the
Greek form). One is ‘Showy
Milkweed’ from the DOGbane family
Apiaceae.
Since
October have been keeping Jotter, which contains all my research, so far, and
rough drawings of dogs, snakes, lichen, etc.
My chosen
paintings are:
‘Still Life
with a Snake, Frogs, Tortoise & Lizard’
by Paolo Porpora. 1617 – 1673.
&
‘The
Llanharan Hunt’ by John F. Harrison. 1840.
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