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Want to know what my next book project will be for 2026? All is revealed in my latest free email newsletter! You'll also get fun and epic free hi-res art downloads, a 15% discount code for my Etsy print shop, and more updates on my Kickstarter book. What are you waiting for!?

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I transform ancient tales into modern magic

What do you think about Medusa? Is she a victim or villain?

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What do you know of Atlas, the Titan of endurance, astronomy, and navigation—the skybearer?

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Here is my final art for my Medea piece based on Euripides tragic play. I remember watching this play on youtube with my dad when we were staying in Athens for a couple months, and it made a big impact on me, and it led me to dive deeper into more Greek tragedies like “Ajax” and “the Trojan women”. I can’t seem to get enough of these brilliantly composed tales of loss and despair! maybe I watched too many Disney movies as a kid and I need to balance the scales! :P heres a great line from the play, “Stronger than lover's love is lover's hate. Incurable, in each, the wounds they make.” Medea by Euripides tells the story of a betrayed wife who takes revenge on her unfaithful husband, Jason, after he abandons her to marry the daughter of King Creon. Fueled by rage and despair, Medea murders her own children and Jason's new bride, leaving Jason utterly destroyed. The play explores themes of vengeance, betrayal, and the devastating consequences of unchecked passion. On a more positive note: I’m thrilled to announce that my Kickstarter is officially launching this March-almost next month! Thank you all for your incredible patience and support on this EPIC project, featuring over 130 full-page illustrations. After 2 ½ years of hard work, I can’t wait to bring this dream into the physical world! Stay tuned for updates on the new layout and text. If you’d like to share feedback on the book’s content, join my Discord (link in Linktree). Love you all!💕

I transform ancient tales into modern magic

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Hey everyone! my illustrated book cover for John Wiswell's "Wearing the Lion," will be on bookshelves next thurs the 19th in the U.K.! Woohoo! Im super excited as this is one of my first mainstream covers to be out in wide distribution. if you see one in the wild please take a photo and tag me. xoxo

SYNOPSIS: God. Hero. Idol. Monster. Murderer. The story of Hercules is one of the most famous ever told. But what if it's wrong? Locus and Nebula Award-winning author John Wiswell brings his gentle, human storytelling to the most infamous of stories and discovers the heart inside us all.

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Chthonic Descent (#4 in my Orpheus and Eurydice series)

The Roman poet Virgil, in his poem “Georgics”, gives a lush description of Orpheus descent into Hades;

“…entering the grove gloomy with black horror, he approached the Manes (dead spirits), and the tremendous king, and the hearts that know not how to relent at human prayers. But the thin shades being stirred up by his song from the lowest mansions of Erebus moved along, and the Ghosts deprived of light… mothers and husbands, and the departed bodies of magnanimous heroes, boys and unmarried girls, and youths laid on funeral pyres before the faces of their parents, whom the black mud and squalid reeds of Cocytus, and the lake hateful with stagnant water encloses around, and styx nine times interfused restrains.” (-translation from the Latin by John Martyn.)

The word Chthonic in my title is an adjective describing something belonging to the underworld. This would be an apt time to discuss the structure and details of the ancient Greek underworld; the realm of Hades. Our oldest literary source in Homer’s “Odyssey” (700 B.C.) portrays the realm as dark, gloomy, and frightening. A place where all souls go, and lacking skin and bone; have no physical form. The shades (spirits) wander mindless, and without memory.

In Virgil’s “Aeneid” (25 B.C.) we get a much more detailed account of the geography. Our hero Aeneas pays the boatman Charon to ferry him across the river styx, and after passing the three headed guard-hound Cerberus, they eventually come to a crossroad leading to two important realms; Tartarus (an invincible fortress guarded by one of the Furies, where sinners are punished) and Elysium (a sunny paradise where pure souls pursue leisure activities).

As always thanks for looking and reading. Please share this post and I'll toss charon a coin for you. Xoxo

Like this art? It will be in my illustrated book with over 130 other full page illustrations coming in march to kickstarter. Please check my links in my linktree in my bio to join the kickstarter notification page. 🤟❤️🏛

Enter a world of magic, romance, and adventure quests in my first book, "Lockett Illustrated: Greek Gods and Heroes" Coming EARLY 2024

Here are five trivia facts about "Heracles Journey"

1. Herculean Madness: The myth of Heracles highlights divine-induced madness as a motif, symbolizing the fragility of human control under divine whims.

2. The Twelve Labors: Each labor reflects Heracles' journey toward redemption, blending punishment with the pursuit of meaning amidst tragedy.

3. Kinship with Monsters: By connecting with the creatures he was meant to destroy, Heracles questions traditional boundaries between heroism and monstrosity.

4. Hera's Role: While often cast as Heracles' tormentor, Hera paradoxically represents both adversity and the familial bonds he seeks to rebuild.

5. The Weight of Truth: Heracles’ fear of the ultimate revelation underscores a theme of self-discovery as both empowering and potentially destructive.

Who do you think truly defines a hero—the one who conquers monsters or the one who understands them? Share your thoughts!

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"The Death of Eurydice" (#2 in my Orpheus and Eurydice series)

But the three Moirai (fates) weave and cut their strings of mortal’s destinies, and this love was not destined to last. Dancing barefoot upon the forest floor with the nymphs, Eurydice was bitten by a venomous snake and tragically died. Orpheus played such music of melancholy mourning as to make the trees bow and weep.

The Latin poet Virgil gives a lush description of lament from his poem, “Georgicks:”…“But the choir of sister Dryads filled the tops of the mountains with their cries: the rooks of Rhodope wept, and high Pangaea, and the martial land of Rhesus, and the Getae, and Hebrus, and Attic Orithyia. He assuaging his love-sick mind with his hollow lyre, lamented thee, sweet wife, thee on the solitary shore, thee when day approached, thee when it disappeared.” (-translated by John Martyn.)

We have multiple sources giving variations recounting Eurydice’s death. According to Ovid, she was walking along the riverside with her sister dryad nymphs, while Vergil has her escaping a rape attempt by another son of Apollo; a pastoral god named Aristaeus. But the authors agree that her death results from the bite of a poisonous viper.

As always, thanks for looking! And if you could share this post with your followers I'd be so grateful as to rescue you from the pits of tartarus with only my lyre. :D xoxo

we should also add this kickstarter info at the end of every post: