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Wife of the Galatian chieftain Orgiago, who, after being raped by a centurion, "spoke out in her native language and ordered the Galatians to kill him. When they had killed the centurion and cut off his head, she took the head in her hands, went to her husband, the the head at his feet, and told him all about her ill-treatment and her revenge." - Valerius Maximus, Facta Dictaque Memorabilia 6.1.ext.2. #ancientladies #currentmood #homework #yep

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Silly freehand brush inking practice! Nothing like dapper birds to finish off the weekend...

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Two Girls and a Boar - ancient hijinks the whole family can enjoy! Coming soon to a theatrum near you. #inkingpractice #brush #ancientladies #whataboar

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PUTTING THE PAIN IN PAINTING. And the ache in gouache. And the erc! in watercolor. #doubledoubletoilandtrouble #gouache #watercolor #gah

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This painting is really fighting me! Maybe I've been cursed.... #ancientladies #showemhecate #bringinghexyback

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Boudicca! Boudica! Boadicea? Buddug?? After her dumb husband died, Boudicca was fed up with the stupid Romans trampling on her turf, and turned the tables on them for a bit. She eventually lost, but she's a winner in my book! #ancientladies #indiaink #inktober #boudicca #datboudiccatho

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Done!! Demeter and Persephone, enjoying a pre-abduction moment among the flowers. I am proud of this piece, despite my various regrets about it. I am not a painter, by any means, but this was a good challenge. #ancientladies #watercolor #gouache #demeter #persephone #mythology

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I'd forgotten about this illustration I started. An unusual departure for me, doing anything remotely like a landscape! Not unusual: me not finishing something. Hopefully I can complete it someday... #coloredpencil #ruins #unfinishedbusiness

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A work-in-progress! Finally working in color, and as you can see, skin tones are death. First person to guess who these gals are gets...candy? secrets? a rad mix-tape? #ancientladies #watercolor

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Well, not everything turns out as well as I'd like it to...but it's important to learn from mistakes! Just like Aeneas, forgetting his wife back in ol' Troy! You know that feeling, like maybe you left the oven on? Think harder. No, harder. Oh yeah! Your wife is missing! Poor Creusa. #throwingshade #ancientladies #inkober

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First stab at colors in a while...ehhh #flowers #hortitory #teehee

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Ten down! ❤ I'm excited to do more, perhaps in color! Any preferences? #ancientladies #inktober

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Officially done ten of these! It feels like it should be more...oh well, here's Athena and Atalanta, respectively - both getting stuff done! #ancientladies #inktober #getitgirl

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Juno finished! You know what IG filter I used? You know! Juno. #derp #ancientladies #inktober

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Here's a detail of a recently finished Calypso, looking suspiciously not up to anything... #ancientladies #inktober #indiaink

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I stopped doing these drawings for a while, but I revisited Juno because I hated the first one I did (on the left). I liked the thought of a younger, less burdened Juno - but the haughty, disgruntled is so much more fun to draw... #ancientladies #inktober

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Stress painting I should be doing a lot of other things #lastweekofschool #summer #ink #watercolor