The Goddess in Art
What started as doing a fun drawing of a woman motorcycle rider clad in a helmet and scarf has developed into a series of pieces. Inspired by pop art and early poster art these women are bold and depict the reality of a rider. There is an overwhelming majority of photographs and paintings of women on motorcycles depicting them half naked and sexy as hell.. which is great for those women and I know boobs sell... but I am just not one of those ladies. When I get on my motorcycle I am going somewhere, which means I am probably going to hit wind and rain and hopefully a whole lot of sun. I am usually dressed with a base layer (my favorite made by smart wool), a heavy jacket, a scarf to protect my face and alway my helmet no matter the state law. If I am going down and its not hard enough to kill me you best believe I hope to save what brains I have left in this life. Any how, with that being said, where are the women like me depicted in popular images? Where is the glorification of...