Ginger Williams Cook
GINGER WILLIAMS COOK
Minerva, 2024
acrylic and oil stick on canvas
24h x 24w in
60.96h x 60.96w cm
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GINGER WILLIAMS COOK
Taurus: Europa & Zeus, 2024
acrylic and neocolor pastel canvas
20h x 20w in
50.80h x 50.80w cm
Taurus is associated with Zeus, who took the form of a white bull with golden horns to abduct Europa, the daughter of King Agenor of Phoenicia.
GINGER WILLIAMS COOK
Virgo: Demeter the Goddess of Harvest, 2024
acrylic and neocolor pastel canvas
20h x 20w in
50.80h x 50.80w cm
The constellation Virgo is associated with the goddess of the harvest, Demeter, and her daughter, Persephone, the queen of the Underworld. Hades, the god of the underworld, kidnapped Persephone. In response, Demeter's grief causes the crops to wither, and the earth becomes infertile. Zeus, the king of the gods, orders Hades to return Persephone so that the harvests can be fruitful again. Hades half-delivered and cursed Persephone to spend half of every year in the underworld with him. The ancient Greeks used this myth to explain the seasons, with Persephone representing good weather and growing seasons when she is in the sky, and Virgo representing the end of the growing season when it is not visible.
GINGER WILLIAMS COOK
Libra: Astraea the Goddess of Justice, 2024
acrylic and neocolor pastel on canvas
20h x 20w in
50.80h x 50.80w cm
The constellation Libra is often associated with Astraea, the goddess of justice placed among the stars. Astraea is often depicted holding scales, to symbolize equity and fairness in the eyes of the law. Astraea advocated for good deeds and challenged evil people to change their hearts. Eventually, the scales leaned towards evil, and people started a war. Astraea left the human world and returned to the heavens.
GINGER WILLIAMS COOK
The Archer, 2023
oil and acrylic on linen
48h x 30w in
121.92h x 76.20w cm