This illustration is inspired by the Greek legend of Daphne, a water nymph who asked her father to save her from the advances of Apollo. Her father, the river god Ladon, transformed his daughter into a laurel tree. In this cruel way the father protected her, and he also created two golems to defend her.

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Update 2021 I’m now selling a high-quality art print of this piece. My prints are on museum-quality paper with delivery to most locations in the world.

And below you can see the preliminary line drawing I did with Sakura Microns.