This piece is the result of an irrisistable challenge in the hp_fringeart community on LiveJournal.
The challenge was to take a classic painting and rework it to Harry Potter, and the first painting
which leapt to my mind was, of course, Botticelli's Birth of Venus.
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bo
And here's my HP version...
I decided to work this as a bit of a bathing scene, hence the fact that Harry, Ron and Hermione are all wearing togs. In fact I was originally going to place them at the Burrow, but the lure of a castle in the background was too seductive to pass up! ;~) So they're in the Lake. I think they've just got out and are drying off, which is why Hermione is wearing a flimsy sort of wrap, and trying to cover Ginny (who is shameless!). Harry is way too excited by naked Ginny and Ron is trying to stop him from reaching naked Ginny! :~D
I have spent WAY too much time on this, but it was wonderful to do.
Here's some closeups because Harry came out looking like a total perv and so you can see that Ron and Ginny do in fact have freckles! :~D
Hope you enjoy. :~)
And here's the link to a 1200x848 version for those who'd like to see it a bit bigger. :~)
