Great Flood myths play an important role in many cultures’ histories. It is of no means exclusive to the Old Testament.  These stories usually include a powerful deity that has been forsaken one too many times by the people he/she has created. These unrighteous people are wiped off the earth in scores of oral traditions from the Hopi in North America to India to Ireland.

As I have always loved Greek myth, I began exploring which Greek deities could easily be transported to other cultures like the Flood Myth.

I chose the Garden of the Hesperides. The Hesperides are 3 nymphs, daughters of Hesperus, the goddess of the evening star. The nymphs were chosen by Hera, (Zeus’s wife) to tend her garden. In this garden, a tree grows which bears the fruit and gift of immortality. The Hesperides are symbols of what the fruit tree embodies.

In this series, local trees and traditional costumes are used for the region specified. These illustrations try to capture the timelessness, innocence, and serenity of the myth.

the hesperides of the black forest 17” x 23”

the hesperides of extremadura 18” x 24”

the hesperides of japan 17” x 23”