Hi there. I’m Janice Duke and I’m an illustrator, philosopher and nature lover, with a purrticular fondness for cats. I’m based in Scotland and studied both art and philosophy at the University of Dundee. My favourite artists are: Salvador Dali, Auguste Rodin, and Leonardo da Vinci. My favourite philosophers are: Friedrich Nietzsche, Baruch Spinoza, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. These are probably the strongest influences on my personal work, as well as my interests in wildlife and mythology, along with a fondness for Carl Jung and Robert Anton Wilson. My main philosophical and artistic interest is perception; how and why we perceive our world as we do, and what this tells us about epistemology, ethics and metaphysics. I believe it is aesthetics – above all other branches of philosophy – that has the most to tell us about the meaning of life.
Professionally I specialise in book covers and illustrations for books and articles. I am also working on a number of my own books, illustrating and publishing as an author myself. I have one book published, co-authored with my brother: Post-Britannia. My first solo book, Hawk Divine, is due out later this year. Look out for some art and excerpts from that here in future.
Huge thanks to @antonchanning and @dana-varahi for letting me know about Steemit and encouraging me to share some of my thoughts and creations here; I would appreciate any feedback. To start, here are a few pieces from my portfolio I’m particularly pleased with. I’ll talk some more about them in future posts. Let me know what you think, and feel free to say hi and tell me a little about you too :)
Athena © Janice Duke. Illustration of the ancient Greek goddess Athena. Personal work.
Artemis © Janice Duke. Illustration of the ancient Greek goddess Artemis. Personal work.
Hades © Janice Duke. Illustration of the ancient Greek god Hades. Personal work.
Daedalus © Janice Duke. Illustration of the ancient Greek myth of Icarus and Daedalus. Personal work.
Sol Invictus © Janice Duke. Book cover art for Hawk Divine.