"Similarly to my own source of inspiration this summer in Rome—which led me to paint this series—Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617) spent time traveling and working in Italy and created the engraving The Four Disgracers. The common bond between the four falling mortals, among them Icarus and Phaeton, is that each tried to enter the realm of the gods and was punished for his hubris."
— Yvonne Simons, 2007
   



From NY Arts Magazine, 2004:
”A painting by Yvonne Simons, Putting a Spell On You, makes remarkable use of color. A figurative abstraction of several nudes reclining and upright female models, it is reminiscent of Pablo Picasso’s groundbreaking Les Demoiselles d'Avignon from 1907. Simons’ palette includes orange, from the palest tints to the strongest shades, with dashes of red and yellow, all softly blended, but each holding its own. Patches of blue turn grey where they mix with orange, balancing the composition perfectly. The color combination animates their dancing bodies. Although some might think that these are unusual colors for a nude, the results are pleasantly surprising and pleasing.” :: read full article here