Pele, The Hawaiian Goddess

Painting \ Nature | 06/27/05 @768 | Zo- | critiques (9) | views (1473)

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This is a painting of where the lava is flowing into the ocean on the coast of the Big Island of Hawaii.
The woman in the painting is Pele, the Hawaiian Goddess of lava and fire.
The subject matter means a lot to me because I used to live on the side of the mountain where the lava now covers. The volcano eruption of 1988 forced us out of our home. The lava has been flowing into the ocean ever since.

If you’re ever in Hawaii, I suggest you go check out this location. It’s amazing to see two very powerful elements of nature meeting each other. I tried to capture that in this painting.

If you are unfamiliar with lava or this location, take a look at the reference images for examples. The coastline is constantly changing, so every picture you see of this will be different. The painting represents how I remember it from the many times I have gone to the flow.

I hope you enjoy it. c&c is of course always welcome.

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Comments (9)

Beckett

06/27/05 @771

I like it, thanks for the closeups too

darturbrain

06/27/05 @796

coooooooool
very beautiful- good idea, and excelent details!
the 2 figures aer too small compared to the background (which is great btw

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+5

ARTOONATOR

06/27/05 @903

Nice work. I really like the concept and the combination of colors. The anatomy of the woman is kind of stiff.

SinisterUrge

06/28/05 @073

Well done, very detailed and stylised. How did u paint the swash, cos it looks really cool. Its a very interesting theme 8/8

thienbao

06/28/05 @304

This is beautiful!! the amount of detail you've put into this is mindblowing!! Can i see some close ups of the waves please, they're awesome!!

Zo-

06/28/05 @387

Thanks for the comments and votes! thienbao, I've added a 1280x1024 image to the page. I guess I forgot to upload that earlier. It should give you a better view of the waves. You might also like my "dawn of the wave" painting.

Thanks again for the C&C.

Dax

06/28/05 @522

Love the idea! Wonderful work!

Sally

06/28/05 @868

Cool concept, I think it really helped to add those close ups!

Diane

06/30/05 @914

Excellent painting! +5/5

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