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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Plainsong is monophonic, consisting of a single, unaccompanied melodic line. It is in free, rather than measured, rhythm. Similar to chant. / A madrigal is a type of secular vocal music composition, written during the Renaissance music and early Baroque music eras. Especially during the late 16th century, composers were ingenious in their use of so-called “madrigalisms” — passages in which the music assigned to a particular word expresses its meaning, for example, setting riso (smile) to a passage of quick, running notes which imitate laughter, or sospiro (sigh) to a note which falls to the note below. / A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative story and set to music. It is also used to describe a type of lyric which resembles a madrigal though it is usually sung as a solo piece.
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The Three Graces by Cynthia Lund Torroll
(Okay, so one is a little ill-formed yet and getting elbowed in the middle…aren’t some graces awkward?) In a playful mood, I decided to take one of the women from my pencil drawing Thirty Ninth Summer / and drop her into a forest that was done in pastels & watercolor for Morgan. The forest got a bit darker. / The girls got a bit lighter. / These things happen. / >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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s t a t i c ~ f r e e by Jabelico
Once again playing around with oil pastels & having a blast!!! / This one is all about being free from all the s@#*, / connecting to all the beauty that surounds us, / on a level that has been SO lost on society. . .
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e i g h t e e n by mimi yoon
. i’m writing a song for you / and it starts with / i’m sorry…. . though april is my favoritestest model, / i was not inspired to draw last night / that is until she gave us this pose….. april’s figure and pose / with one of my girls’ face… . larger view 18/100 for 1000 girls in 100 days / (catching up… behind by only 3 ;P ) . 11.17.2oo9 / charcoal on newsprint / digital / 18”x 24” .
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Raven Dance in Harvest Moon 24x24 acrylic on wrapped canvas. by eoconnor
This was created to celebrate the fall equinox ,the time of bountiful harvests.The harvest moon low in the horizon signals 12 hours of equal light.The leaves are falling,the grapes are ripe so Raven dances to give thanks to Mother Earth.
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Courage, Angel at my shoulder by Bec Schopen
Mixed media, collage cut outs, stencil,tissue paper, old fabric,gel medium on canvas. Painting is at a strange angel as it was hard to photgraph with the lighting on the gold paint.
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n i n e t e e n by mimi yoon
. go kiss his aching heart for me… go whisper to him / that i still wake up with him / every morning…. and / fill his dream with a rainbow tonight… go… . larger view 19/100 for 1000 girls in 100 days . 11.17.2oo9 / pencil on brown paper / digital / 9” x 12” .
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Dreams... by AnaCBStudio
Featured in: / Graphic Editing 101 and Myths, Legends and Fairytales* 2009 All the Material in this Gallery is Copyrighted & May not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or uploaded in any way without my permission. / © Copyright AnaCBStudio: Using this Image for any purpose without my prior permission, may lead to legal action. All Rights Reserved.
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Tara by ibid
Photoshop and time exposure
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The Seventh Trumpet by ibid
Time exposures & photoshop -digital & film / This is another ongoing project depicting apocalyptic themes, / angry mother nature etc
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the pleasure is all mine! by frenchblue
watercolour, ink on watercolour paper. _she sighed with pleasure during her moment of delight!_
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Two by Heather Brown Truman
‘Two’ 18″ x 24″ oils on gallery wrapped canvas Finished sides, ready to hang Original is available for sale at the BAD! kitty art studio web site. Here is the quote that goes with this work: “Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.” / ~Marabel Morgan / / Two is my newest completed work. I love the way they turned out, and I am very pleased with myself at this moment. I have to say that I am really proud of this one, no shame in being proud of hard work done well. / / Not a lot of thinking was done with this work, I started, fell in love with the girls, and they told me when to stop. This is about as simple as it gets for me, fall in love with my own work and then knowing when to stop. Repeat, often. / / That’s it in a nutshell. It’s the working, the doing that brings me joy, I’m always a little sad when it’s time to stop. / But that’s life isn’t it? You work hard, get into the flow of your work and then it’s done. Now I begin again and remember what I learned. / / Have a great weekend everyone, and thanks for being here today. / Heather / / http://www.badkittyartstudio.com / Support living artists-buy some original art today
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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Congratulations to maria paterson for winning the Feature Image Avatar Challenge with her gorgeous image
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