A Black and White illustration of King Midas enjoying the Golden Touch wish bestowed on him by the God of Wine Dionysus
King Midas and the Greek God Dionysus. Here the Greek god is bestowing the magical power of the golden touch on the king as a gift for his services.
Early Sketches of the Greek Myth God Dionysus.
Dionysus is the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking and wine, of fertility, orchards and fruit, vegetation, insanity and ritual madness.
I tried to capture more of the grape and wine aspect of this god to make his character more to a universal audience.