As some of
you might already know, lately I have been working a lot with the Mother Mary Oracle
by Alan Fairchild and this has inspired me to create my own rendition of Mary with several different media. Her presence
in my life has opened the door again to connect to the Divine Feminine. For me she is a
very familiar representation of the Mother of all things. She is gentle and loving
and her being a mother, I suspect her to be strong and protective too. The Mother
Mary oracle highlights so many more different aspects of her, which I am very
eager to explore.
During my
shadow work in October I’ve come to embrace the creative fire of my inner Knight
of Wands and this has resulted in picking up a large canvas and painting Mother
Mary and her Child. It took me quite some time to finish it because when you
create something, fear is always looking over your shoulder…
Wow, Ellen, this is lovely. I like how the boy gazes intently at his mother, and how her head scarf wraps around him. Well done my friend!
ReplyDeleteThank you Bev. It was a real challenge but now it is finished I'm very content with it :)
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Oh Ellen I love this. It's beautiful! I can see how much love and work you have put into it. I especially take notice of the flames in the red veil.Your painting puts me in mind of the old Byzantine Icon panel paintings, but so much more engaging and full of life energy. It also reminds me of the religious Mexican tablas, but again I like this so much more! Very well done! Makes me very happy!
ReplyDeleteThank you Catherine for you lovely kind and enthusiastic comment. You know it means it means a lot to me
DeletePS She make me happy too :D
You have a depth of style that I hope you continue to develop!
DeleteThank you! It's never too late to learn ☺
DeleteNever! And you are well on your way! There are many late bloomers. I think Picasso was one of them!
DeleteIt just glows, well done, thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteThank you Sharyn and you're welcome :)
DeleteFear may have been looking over your shoulder, but as you continued to dance in the embrace of your creative fire, it was looking with admiration, I think.
ReplyDeleteThe piece is beautiful.
I think so to Joy! :) Thank you some much for your lovely comment
DeleteStunning, stunning, stunning....
ReplyDeleteThank you! Thank you! Thank you!
DeleteI know I already told you this was beautiful on Instagram, but I am going to tell you again! I am an artist myself and I love this so much <3 xx
ReplyDeleteWell that is so kind of you to visit my blog too. :)
DeleteSo thank you so much for your lovely comments, here and on IG
This is such a gorgeous painting! What a wonderful image of Mother Mary! I really love the style of this image, especially the warm colors. Awesome work!
ReplyDeleteThanks you so much for saying so WM. Yes the colors do suit the season rather well :D
DeleteSo lovely...the earthiness and the fire-element spill seamlessly into each other. When I look at it I feel the poetry of your struggle between fear and visibility that you've shared with us and that makes this painting all the more special. It's beautiful, Ellen. She spoke through you with eloquence and love.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rose for your giving credit to my struggle in this comment so eloquently. Yes it is true, I felt so much more connected to Her while I made this painitng and also now it is finished and I see Her all the time...
DeleteThis is just stunning, Ellen! I love the direct clarity of her gaze, and the loving gaze of the child looking at her. And the colours, oh my, I can see the Knight of Wands' influence there :) The flame and the fire, the golden light, and yet also the solid groundedness and stability of the brown - wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Chloe!! Yes if the Knight of Wands hadn't played along she would be much more subdued. Perhaps with a white or light blue headscarf instead of this one
DeleteI love this strong and protective aspect of her!
This is beautiful! So much love has been put in it, it's radiating it back!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for stopping by and for your kind words Katalin. :)
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