Luxuria

Luxuria, or lust, is usually thought of as involving obsessive or excessive thoughts or desires of a sexual nature. It is one of the seven cardinal sins, also knows as the "Seven Deadly Sins".

There are so many people who have tried their hands at this theme before me, I know. I still feel this is a great theme, so I'm trying to do it my way.

While I have read what is "usually associated" with all the sins - in this case the colour blue and the cow - I chose not to follow this traditional approach, but instead try and find out what comprises the sins for me. I do not want to give you my whole thought process (this is a bit too personal, I'd say), just a little bit of insight maybe:

• Hands - physical touch, doesn't matter where it comes from
• red/pink - how on earth could blue be as sexy?
• brushwork - concentrated around the head to show her thoughts racing off

More from this series (soon):

• Acedia (Sloth)
• Avaritia (Greed)
• Gula (Gluttony)
• Invidia (Envy)
• Ira (Wrath)
• Luxuria (Lust)
• Superbia (Pride)

The Seven Deadly Sins Collection
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