Queen of Heads by Rude in Philadelphia

This piece is a different depiction of Greek mythology . Usually the picture of this specific pose is of Perseus beheading Medusa. But I always felt with her power overrides any hero that’s tried to kill her . So in this painting , I decided that she is beheading Perseus making it more of an accurate time piece in my eyes . I used acrylic paint , heavy body acrylic to create the effects of scales on the head and body , as well as granulated mixed medium creating a frozen stone effect for Perseus’s head . And Gold foil leafing around the edges of canvas to make it have a more ancient or gilded effect.