Introduction and Artwork
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.
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.
Welcome to Steemit! You nailed your introductory post! Loving your illustrations.
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Hi! Cheers! Also, thank you very much for the really helpful links :)
Very impressive!!!! Love the details in artworks. Welcome, welcome, welcome. Need more talented artists on Steemit. Just one thing. You need to update your links on your website to include your Steemit address;) .
Hey there :) Really glad you like my work. Feeling very welcome after my first two posts; impressed by the community here so far. Will definitely be sharing more.
Good point on the links. Done: https://janiceduke.wordpress.com/links/ Cheers!
Welcome to STEEMIT, Janice! Really beautiful illustrations, and you love cats, I'm in! :)
Hello there, Alex! Thank you, glad you like! And yes, yes I do :3
WOW! A fellow Scot to duel with in the #philosophy tag! Happy days are here again Janice ;) Welcome to Steemit! Anyone that mentions Wittgenstein in a post is an instant RS, but a Scot especially! :) Here is one of my Wittgenstein posts for you to consume. Enjoy your stay at Hotel Steemit, and if you need anything just shout "Oi @mindhunter! Get ower here noo!" :) Steem on!
https://steemit.com/philosophy/@mindhunter/the-evolution-of-ludwig-wittgenstein-s-elusive-politics
Thanks so much for the lovely welcome :) 'All philosophy looks to destroy its idols.' Oh, yes! I can tell we're going to get along fabulously :)
Wittgenstein: one of those wonderfully enigmatic geniuses. His lack of clearly defined politics makes a certain amount of sense from what I know of him. Dogma seemed anathema to him, in his later years especially; yet he also seemed to feel so strongly about personal duty. Not tied to being a leader or a follower, but passionately individual. I admire that. I really struggled to get my head around his work in my last year of uni, but the effort was profoundly worth it; an excellent system smasher.
I’m really enjoying the sense of community on Steemit so far, so I think I shall be making myself comfortable and may take you up on that shout offer. Have watched a couple of your videos and found them really helpful and will be looking out for more from you. Cheers :)
Ha ha! I loved that sentence Janice. Look how many I follow on Steemit ;)
Thank you for following my videos. If there's anything you'd like me to cover then please drop me a line anytime :) I'll leave you with another of my philosophical nuggets. Do drop me one of yours soon! @mindhunter
https://steemit.com/philosophy/@mindhunter/time-for-moral-philosophy-on-steemit-good-vs-bad-expectations-vs-reality-get-ready-to-be-plugged-into-the-matrix
Welcome! Yes! Someone who reads Nietzsche! Wicked. Followed for that reason!
Want to have your mind destroyed in wonderful ways? Read Nietzsche!
Thanks for the welcome :)
So awesome! I upvoted you. Welcome to steemit. You passed the gates of odin.
Thank you! :)
Welcome to Steemit Janice. Great artwork!! Following and upped your post. Will be looking forward to reading more of your posts. see you around. :)
Thank you! See you around :)
Good to see you get a warm welcome. I knew you're talents would be greatly appreciated here! :D
A very warm welcome! So glad you recommended this and pestered me to come here :) It's been years since I encountered a social media platform that was actually social! I'm a little overwhelmed (in a good way); so used to basically shouting into a kind of tornado that's equal parts popularity contest, spam, hate and apathy :P Will have to get organised to do some regular posting :)
Great artwork!! Welcome to Steemit!
Cheers! :)
Welcome to the steemit community! I suggest checking one of my friends' art marketplace; hope you find there interesting artworks >> http://www.my-webart.com/
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