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Siren Four

By  Susan Banks 2023

Dimensions
60 x 60 x 4

“Siren Four” continues the theme of formidable female beings, deities and supernatural creatures in Greek mythology and it references confusing patterns thought to ward off the evil eye. Siren was a creature half bird and half woman who lured sailors to destruction by the sweetness of her song. In Homer’s Odyssey there were two sirens. The painting is a contemporary response to ancient images and myths. Oil paint on canvas

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