Understanding Leda
Understanding Leda is a painting about forbidden love. In the painting, the Greek god Zeus, who has transformed himself into a swan, has managed to seduce the hapless mortal Leda. It begs the viewer to wonder how such a bestial union could have occurred between even a god and a mere mortal since by all accounts Zeus transformed himself into a bird. Leda is represented by a doe to bridge this gap in understanding, likening her to another forest beast better suited to accept the advances of a transmogrified deity.
Oil on canvas
40”x60”
(2014)
Exhibited at the LA Municipal Art Gallery in Los Angeles, CA (2015); Matthew Namour Gallery in Montreal, PQ (2016); sold at AFA gallery in NY, NY (2018).