Prisoner of Love

If you are sailing south to escape winter on a tropical beach, beware the shores of Kalypso’s island, or you may become a prisoner of love! I like the loose, calligraphic brushwork and the sense of light and shadow in this painting. To rosy-fingered dawn… Barry

Kalypso

Kalypso, the daughter of Atlas, rescues Odysseus after a shipwreck and keeps him on her island for seven years. Though she is not without her charms, Odysseus longs to return to his home. I wanted to give Kalypso a wild animal look, and him a look of longing out to sea, and eyes are an … More Kalypso