THE DIVINE FEMININE
Featured Work
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Pots of Alladin by bev langby
Painted in Corel painter using artist oil brushes
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It's just us by ccceca
Mixed media on paper
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Complexity of Women by Reynaldo
2006 Abstract Mixed Media on Canvas 40×30” from Latina Series Complexity of Women was Featured / in The Divine Feminine Group 29 Oct 09 The Complexity of Women was Featured in The / Ethnic Art Group 31 Oct 09 Complexity of Women was Featured in Avant-Garde Art Group 01Nov 09 Complexity of Women was Featured in / Art Up-Close Group )7 Nov 09
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Baile Gitana Baile by Reynaldo
2008 (Dance Gypsy Dance) Abstract Mixed Media on Frame Board 50×50” (panel A) from Alma Gitana Series Baile Gitana Balie was Featured on The Divine Feminine Group 29 Oct 09
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rainbow dance for earth by Marilyns
he- she androgyn dancer to transmit the joy of living in a such beautiful world / acrylics on small canvas board (around 12 ’ high ) from my soul ,no brain allowed , no first sketch ,thats why i love this dancer :)
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An Eye for an Eye by kenmeyerjr
This piece served several purposes. It was a class assignment on complementary colors, I needed a new piece for a convention (a DragonCon plagued by hurricanes), and a political statement. It’s one of my best, I think, for various reasons. Still have it! Watercolor, which is on a 140 lb arches paper (stretched, stapled to a board).
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Hekate by Rowan Plantagenet
Faber-Castell Watercolour-Pencils “Albrecht Dürer” on Canvas Ἑκάτη, as she is spelled in ancient Greek, is a Greco-Roman goddess who’s often associated with magic, witches, ghosts, and crossroads. / She is attested in poetry as early as Hesiod’s Theogony. An inscription from late archaic Miletus naming her as a protector of entrances is also testimony to her presence in archaic Greek religion. / The place of origin of her following is uncertain, but it is thought that she had popular followings in Thrace. Her most important sanctuary was Lagina, a theocratic city-state in which the goddess was served by eunuchs. In Thrace she played a role similar to that of lesser-Hermes, namely a governess of liminal regions (particularly gates) and the wilderness, bearing little resemblance to the night-walking crone she became. Additionally, this led to her role of aiding women in childbirth and the raising of young men. / Hecate also came to be associated with ghosts, infernal spirits, the dead and sorcery. Like the totems of Hermes – herms placed at borders as a ward against danger – images of Hekate were also placed at the gates of cities, and eventually domestic doorways. Over time, the association with keeping out evil spirits could have led to the belief that if offended, Hekate could also allow the evil spirits in. According to one view, this accounts for invocations to Hekate as the supreme governess of the borders between the normal world and the spirit world, and hence as one with mastery over spirits of the dead. Her power certainly came to be closely associated with sorcery. / The modern understanding of Hekate has been strongly influenced by syncretic Hellenistic interpretations. Many of the attributes she was assigned in this period appear to have an older basis. For example, in the magical papyri of Ptolemaic Egypt, she is called the ‘she-dog’ or ‘bitch’, and her presence is signified by the barking of dogs. In late imagery she also has two ghostly dogs as servants by her side. However, her association with dogs predates the conquests of Alexander the Great_ and the emergence of the Hellenistic world. When Philip II._ laid siege to Byzantium she had already been associated with dogs for some time; the light in the sky and the barking of dogs that warned the citizens of a night time attack, saving the city, were attributed to Hecate Lampadephoros (the tale is preserved in the Suda). In gratitude the Byzantines erected a statue in her honour. / From Wikipedia Today, Hekate is the goddess of magic, enchantment and crossroads. She is also a moon goddess and embodies the waning and dark moon. / Animals associated with her are dogs, owls, snakes and wolves. She often carries a key – she opens the doors to the underworld. The symbol at her side is called Strophalos of Hekate or Hekate’s Wheel. It symbolizes her in her triple aspect. Only one ancient source remains to shed any light on the emblem’s meaning. The second century Alexandrian text known as the “Chaldean oracle” describes the emblem as a labyrinthine serpent (emblematic of rebirth) surrounding a spiral, symbolic of the Iynges- “whirlings” or emanations of divine thought. Sacred days are Samhain and November 16th, when sunset marks the beginning of the Night of Hekate / November 30th is the Day of Hekate at the Crossroads. In some traditions January 31st is the night that Hekate hands her torch to Brigid, whose arrival is celebrated at Imbolc.
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Somewhere...sometime... by doreen01
Somewhere…sometime…from “Impossible love” series / Painting – Dorina Costras / Acrylic on canvas / 60/60 cm / Original for sale
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Luna by virgosun
Okay, here goes… first work on RB. Just want to make some pleasing images inspired by the planets and the astrological archetypes they represent. (Hey, I like both astrology and astronomy, go fig!) Luna is the yin to Sol’s yang. She is feminine, ruling the cycles of fertility the world relies upon to survive. She is the brightest guide in the night sky. I’m doing a lot of experimentation with figure textures and renders using my poor old Poser 5 program. I don’t like to use Poser too much and do a lot more hand-done post work rather than relying on Poser to create the image holus-bolus. The figure was the only aspect made with Poser. “Luna” has been a featured work at the “Peace, Love and Tranquility” group, 22-8-09, and “The Divine Feminine”, 30-10-09.
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Invoking Gaia by ibid
Photoshop, time exposures
Recent Work
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Thirty Ninth Summer by Cynthia Lund Torroll
pencil on paper (unknown) drawing – ORIGINAL SOLD (signed and numbered limited-edition prints are available through my main web site) cynthia’s store Well, I don’t know that I recall that far back anymore – as I did draw this during my thirty ninth summer here on this planet – influenced heavily (think steal!) by the Sir Jones at the Tate. Ah, such a sad little story going on in this tangle. Maybe I was having another pity party… Most likely! / / ALSO, as a T, in my clothing section: / /
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Enjoy Life by deborah zaragoza
Enjoy Life The angel of wishes and hopes and trust in life. I am an identical twin and wish these words help her as well as other women all over the world…. Let us all find our soul and feed it daily with positive thoughts.
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Illusion (2) from "Impossible love" series by doreen01
Illusion (2) from “Impossible love” series / Painting – Dorina Costras 2009 / Acrylic on canvas / 110/70 cm / Original for sale give me one night
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A Woman's Heart by Reynaldo
2009 Abstract Acrylic on 140 lb. Watercolour paper 24×30” A Woman’s Heart was Featured in / Lifeline Group 07 Nov 09 / / From…....Sweet Rejoice Series….. A Woman’s Heart Is ….a beautiful thing, like a soft pedal of a very beautiful, delicate rose, that can be broken or rejoice with the slightest glance. This Abstract came to me as a dream and I have painted 7 variations of…..It….... in last two days somehow this one is the ONE that seems to stick in my mind.
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Always by Cynthia Lund Torroll
pencil on paper (Arches) drawing – image size: 30” wide x 22” high (ORIGINAL SOLD) The title is a play on the word and the physicality of the drawing itself. If you turn this drawing on each side, and upside down, you will see the same face looking at you. (All ways) It also is a memorial – to commemorate some friends and family in my life who passed on but who I’ll remember and want noted for “always”. There are names in the trees and bark, and there is even a tiny little poem in the grass. Good luck finding it. I can only when looking at the original. It says: “The purpose of love and art are the same – to stop the clock.” (You can see the original framed drawing on the wall behind me at one of my solo shows a few years ago.) / AND, now available as a mug at Zazzle: / Always mug /
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Surrender to the Universe 16x20 acrylic on canvas by eoconnor
This painting was created a year ago. I had begun to paint in 2005 after a life threatening illness but could not continue, untill I did this painting. Since surrendering I have created a piece of art daily. This painting has a lot of personal meaning, and one I look at daily to remind myself LIFE is good.
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Navigator by ForestGirl
Well … I just couldn’t resist playing a bit in photoshop with her could I ! / / the original … /
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Balance by ccceca
Mixed media on paper
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Branching out by Laurie McClave
Oil on canvas / The goddess of Earth
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Winter Witch by Janelle McKain
This is the third in a series I am creating dealing with the parallelism between the lunar phases/ women’s ages/ menstrual cycle / and the 4 seasons. / WINTER WITCH: a period of destruction and transformation, an “obscure” phase corresponding to the black moon, the menstrual phase, the “Witch”. / The symbol above her head is the triple lunar goddess symbol….maiden, mother, crone (waxing, full, waning moon) Symbolizing feminine energy and psychic abilities. / The Triquetra symbol is incorporated as well. Original graphite drawing here: / / Aquarelle Arches Watercolor Hot Press paper
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The Gods Daydream Too by Lisa Furze
Digital painting
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t e n by mimi yoon
. shadows dance across my memory / songs that i used to sing still fill my heart / dreams that i used to paint runs as tears from my eyes . click here for larger view click here for slide show / (click on the full screen button at the bottom right hand corner of the slide show box… full screen slide show is amazing) 10/100 for 1000 girls in 100 days topic: wild hair (2/5 mimi’s topics) . 11.o6.2oo9 / pencil on a scrapbook page / (minimal digital tinting) / 8.5”x 11.5” .
About This Group
This is a group dedicated to the Divine Feminine within us all. In Hinduism the Divine Feminine is known as Shakti and it is the primordial force that moves the Universe. There are archetypal representations of the Divine Feminine in cultures the world over in multiple forms of the goddess. This group is not centered around any one religion or path. We want to see your art of goddesses from all cultures, and we want to see your art and writing of your own journey of birthing the goddess wtihin.
This group is not exclusively for women, as men also work with their feminine energies. Please spend time in our forums where we will talk about intuition and creativity, and support each other on our journey back to the goddess within.
We will accept all forms of artwork, but photography and abstract art needs to specifically portray the Divine Feminine in some fashion.
‘It’s not like the different goddesses are all in their own special heavens with the door closed. All are archetypical manifestations of this universal female energy. Access is not an energy outside ourselves, but an energy within. Outside/inside, in ultimate reality, it makes no difference.
It is our true nature that we are trying to realize. In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, you go about the day seeing yourself as Tara and recognizing Tara in others. And, though you think you are pretending to be Tara, in reality you are Tara pretending to be Mary Smith. And that is the point.’
~ Tenzin Palmo
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