#cupid and psyche
Cupid and Psyche
Jacques-Louis David (French; 1748–1825)
1813
Gray wash and pen and black ink with white paint and traces of black chalk
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
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April 2022 Patreon rewards (Twisted Cupid and Psyche) have arrived and are being mailed out this week to my April Sun Tier Patrons!
To lend your support and/or see behind the scene process work and/or get this month’s May Patreon rewards join my Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/jmadorran
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May 2022 Patreon Schedule
This month it’s back to the Twisted Fairy Tale theme…or is it ….this month Sun and Moon Patrons will be voting to either continue with April’s Twisted Cupid and Psyche theme, pick one of my previous Twisted Fairy Tales to explore further with new art and designs, pick a whole new fairy tale and make it “Twisted”, or spend the month drawing mermaids for MerMay.
If the vote goes toward exploring one of my previous Twisted Fairy Tales below is a list of them….
Little Mermaid + Evil + Day of the Dead = Twisted Little Mermaid
Beauty Beast + Modern + Chinese New Year = Twisted Beauty and the Beast
Peter Pan + Space Odessy = Twisted Peter Pan
Cinderella + Evil + Halloween + Vampire = Twisted Cinderella
Little Red Riding Hood + Day of the Dead = Twisted Little Red Riding Hood
Hansel and Gretel + Candy = Twisted Hansel and Gretel
Alice in Wonderland + Space = Twisted Alice in Wonderland
Snow White + Wood Carving = Twisted Snow White
Goldilocks and the Three Bears + Monster/Demons + Gods + Monster Hunting = Twisted Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Rapunzel + Alien + Psychedelic Art (1970s Style) = Twisted Rapunzel
The Three Billy Goats Gruff + Centaur + European Porcelain = Twisted The Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Frog Prince + Witch + Skulls + Sexy/Spicy = Twisted Frog Prince
Little Red Riding Hood + Demon + Halloween Candy/Treats + Cute + Fangs = Twisted Little Red Riding Hood
Sleeping Beauty + Egyptian Gods + Dark (Evil) = Twisted Sleeping Beauty
The Snow Queen + Toy Land + Dark Evil = Twisted Snow Queen
To add your vote and see behind the scene process work and/or get this month’s Patreon rewards join my Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/jmadorran
*the art at the bottom is closeups of some of the art created during my April 2022 Patreon Term*
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So the design for this month’s sticker has been decided thanks to my Sun Tier Patrons voting!
So this month’s April Patreon Rewards for the above are as follows -
Moon Tier Patreon -
-Coloring Page (png) of the line work of the Illustration of the Month (design on right)
Sun Tier Patreon -
-Coloring Page (png) of the line work of the Illustration of the Month (design on right)
-Vinyl Sticker (design on left)
-Mini Art Print (double sided (design on right/left))
And of course at the end of this month April’s Illustration of the Month will join my print line up on my Inprnt store - https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/jmadorran//
There is only a few hours left to join for my April Patreon Rewards. ☺️
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/jmadorran
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Exploring some poses for Psyche based off this month’s theme .
To lend your support and/or see behind the scene process work and/or get this month’s Patreon rewards join my Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/jmadorran
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Sticker Option 02- Twisted Cupid and Psyche
This month my Sun Tier Patrons are voting on their sticker reward for this month. This is one of the 2 options they are going to decide on. Sun Tier Patrons are voting now to choose the winning design for this month’s sticker. Join my Patreon Sun Tier if you want to vote and receive this month’s sticker and mini art print reward.
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Sticker Option 01 - Twisted Cupid and Psyche
This month my Sun Tier Patrons are voting on their sticker reward for this month. This is one of the 2 options they are going to decide on. The second option is still a work in progress but once it’s complete Sun Tier Patrons will get to add there vote to choose the winning design for this month’s sticker. Join my Patreon Sun Tier if you want to vote and receive this month’s sticker and mini art print reward.
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/jmadorran
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So this month my Patron’s voted for this month’s Twisted Fairy Tale theme and the results were…..
Cupid and Psyche + Hollywood Glamour = Twisted Cupid and Psyche
…and this is the illustration created based off this theme . I took inspiration from J.C. Leyendecker’s “Couple Descending Staircase” and Alphonse Mucha’s Art to create this. I was trying to capture the look of vintage Hollywood glamour. This will join my Inprnt.com print line up at the end of this month.
April Patreon Moon Tier - Will receive a coloring page png of the line work of this piece at the end of this month.
April Patreon Sun Tier - Will receive a double sided mini art print (the other side has not been revealed yet) of this illustration in the mail along with this month’s sticker reward (design has not been revealed yet). And will also be receiving a coloring page png of the line work of this piece at the end of this month too.
To lend your support and/or see behind the scene process work and/or get this month’s Patreon rewards join my Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/jmadorran
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So this month my Patron’s voted for this month’s Twisted Fairy Tale theme and the results were…..
Cupid and Psyche + Hollywood Glamour = Twisted Cupid and Psyche
…and this is me exploring some fashion options for Cupid based off this theme .
To lend your support and/or see behind the scene process work and/or get this month’s Patreon rewards join my Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/jmadorran
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So this month my Patron’s voted for this month’s Twisted Fairy Tale theme and the results were…..
Cupid and Psyche + Hollywood Glamour = Twisted Cupid and Psyche
…and this is me exploring some fashion options for Psyche based off this theme .
To lend your support and/or see behind the scene process work and/or get this month’s Patreon rewards join my Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/jmadorran
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Ερως
Eros was the mischievous god of love, a minion and constant companion of the goddess Aphrodite. He was the one who lit the flame of love in the hearts of the gods and men, armed with either a bow and arrows or a flaming torch.
The poet Hesiod first represents him as a primordial deity who emerges self-born at the beginning of time to spur procreation. The same poet later describes two love-gods, Eros and Himeros (Desire), accompanying Aphrodite at the time of her birth from the sea-foam. In later accounts he is described as one of the children of Aphrodite and Ares and, with some of his siblings, was one of the Erotes, a group of winged love gods.
He married Psyche, goddess of the soul, and she becomes immortal to live alongside her husband. Together they had a daughter, Hedone, goddess of pleasure.
Ψυχη
Psychewas the goddess of the soul and the wife of Eros god of love. Their daughter was Hedone, the goddess of pleasure.
Psyche was once a mortal princess whose extraordinary beauty earned the ire of Aphrodite so she commanded Eros to make Psyche fall in love with the most hideous of men but the god instead fell in love and carried her off to his hidden palace. Eros hid his true identity and told Psyche she must never gaze upon his face. Her jealous sisters, however, tricked her into disobeying and the angry god forsook her. Psyche searched the world for her lost love and eventually came into the service of Aphrodite. The goddess commanded her perform a series of seemingly impossible tasks which ended in a journey to the Underworld. Psyche was afterwards reunited with Eros and the couple was married in a ceremony attended by all the gods.
Psyche was depicted in ancient mosaic art as a butterfly-winged woman in the company of her husband Eros.
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After a year and a half of writing and planning, today–St. Valentine’s Day and, apparently, International Fanworks Day–I finally started posting my Reylo as Cupid/Eros and Psyche fanfic, “Saving Love”!
I’m working on a Star Wars fanfic based on the myth of Cupid/Eros and Psyche, with Rey in the role of Psyche. I’m trying to figure out what the equivalent of Psyche’s “impossible tasks” and supernatural helpers could be in the Star Wars universe. I’ve seen all the movies and The Mandalorian, but I haven’t seen all of Clone Wars orRebels so I’m wondering if there are worldbuilding things that could work that I’m simply not aware of. Can anyone familiar with both stories point me toward particular episodes for ideas (characters, settings, objects, etc.)?
Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822)
- Venus Italica
- Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss
- Venus and Adonis
- Theseus and the Minotaur
- The Three Graces
- Venus Victrix
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