Emily Swedberg (Ito Inez) (ItoInez)

Lamp in a Florence Rose Garden (For Sale)

Emily Swedberg (Ito Inez) (ItoInez) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:05:08 -0800

Santa Nouveau (For Sale)

Emily Swedberg (Ito Inez) (ItoInez) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:33:29 -0800

An art nouveau take on one of Florence's most famous landmarks, Santa Croce.

Ponte Nouveau (For Sale)

Emily Swedberg (Ito Inez) (ItoInez) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:12:56 -0800

An art nouveau take on one of charming bridges in Florence, Ponte Vecchio.

Alleywalkers (For Sale)

Emily Swedberg (Ito Inez) (ItoInez) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:24:17 -0800

A couple walking down a rainy street in Florence.

Snarled into Each Other (For Sale)

Emily Swedberg (Ito Inez) (ItoInez) — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 13:48:29 -0800

Going Dutch (yellow) (For Sale)

Emily Swedberg (Ito Inez) (ItoInez) — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 11:23:36 -0800

A lone bicycle along a canal in Amsterdam.

Going Dutch (blue) (For Sale)

Emily Swedberg (Ito Inez) (ItoInez) — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 11:17:00 -0800

A lone bicycle along a canal in Amsterdam.

Going Dutch (red) (For Sale)

Emily Swedberg (Ito Inez) (ItoInez) — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:26:39 -0800

A lone bicycle along a canal in Amsterdam.

Where the Wind and Waters Meet (For Sale)

Emily Swedberg (Ito Inez) (ItoInez) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:35:05 -0700

Woodcut relief, 2010

All Aboard the S.S. Cow (Europa & Zeus) (For Sale)

Emily Swedberg (Ito Inez) (ItoInez) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:32:19 -0700

Europa comes upon a white bull on the shore, which is Zeus. She pets the bull and climbs on his back and he takes her to the island of Crete. This painting creates unity between Europa and the waters upon which the powerful, yet elegant bull transports her. Tags: Greek mythology myth Jupiter Europe

The Fox and the Hound (Teumessian Fox & Laelaps) (For Sale)

Emily Swedberg (Ito Inez) (ItoInez) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:28:10 -0700

The Teumessian Fox, who was destined never to be caught, was creating havoc in Thebes, and Laelaps the hound, who was destined to always catch his prey, was sent after the fox. When the two met, their destinies were never fulfilled. Zeus intervened and turned the two beasts into stones and cast them into the stars. This painting captures the two as their bodies twist in motion to create the infinity symbol (∞), for their game of fleeing and pursuit is endless. Tags: Greek mythology myth

You've Been Thunderstruck (Semele & Zeus) (For Sale)

Emily Swedberg (Ito Inez) (ItoInez) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:23:34 -0700

Zeus loved the mortal, Semele, but his jealous wife, Hera, appeared to Semele and convinced her rival to trick Zeus into revealing himself to her in the full magnificence of his divinity. Thus Semele was burned to a cinder by the splendor of Zeus and his lightning flash. From her ashes came Dionysus, the god of wine and madness. This painting portrays the surreal moment when lightning and body intermingle. Tags: greek mythology myth

Masters of Disguises (Io and Zeus) (For Sale)

Emily Swedberg (Ito Inez) (ItoInez) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:16:43 -0700

In order to hide from his suspicious wife, Hera, Zeus comes down to earth as a cloud and seduces the nymph, Io. Hera comes down to see Zeus loitering with a white heifer beside him, which was actually Io in disguise. This painting highlights these interactions as Io, with the head of the white heifer she is soon to become, is in the arms of Zeus, disguised as a fantastical cloud. Tags: Greek mythology myth Zeus Jupiter Hera Io cow white heifer cloud disguise

From Swan to Swoon (Leda & Zeus) (For Sale)

Emily Swedberg (Ito Inez) (ItoInez) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:17:06 -0700

A common mythological story depicted in art, this is the story of Zeus seducing Leda in the form of a swan. Captured in a fleeting moment of passion, deity and moral are intertwined and becoming one. Tags: swan zeus leda greek mythology myth feathers

If you can't be my wife, you shall be my tree (Apollo & Daphne) (For Sale)

Emily Swedberg (Ito Inez) (ItoInez) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:24:21 -0700

After Apollo foolishly taunts Eros (Cupid) and makes fun of his archery skills, Eros demonstrates his power of love by striking Apollo with an attraction arrow and Daphne with a repellant arrow. Apollo chases Daphne for he now loves her, but Daphne wants nothing to do with him. As she flees from her pursuer, she prays for help to keep Apollo away from her. This painting depicts the transformation of Daphne into the laurel tree as she flees from Apollo. Still in love with Daphne, he kisses her bark and proclaims, “If you can’t be my wife, you shall be my tree.” Thus the laurel tree became a symbol of Apollo. His head is that of a white raven’s, which was also a symbol of Apollo. Tags: Greek mythology myth watercolor tree laurel white raven bird roots leaves anthromorphic anthro

Zombie Cheer (For Sale)

Emily Swedberg (Ito Inez) (ItoInez) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:37:47 -0700

Christmas holidays or not, zombie reindeer are always welcome.

They Do Exist (For Sale)

Emily Swedberg (Ito Inez) (ItoInez) — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 17:24:18 -0700

With a smoke in one hand and a chilled PBR in the other, this majestic hipster centaur is truly a rare find. You've probably never heard of them...