THE EMPRESS

Artist: Al Neaimi
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THE EMPRESS

Having decided what shape his future will take, the Fool strides forward. But he is impatient to make his future a full-grown reality. This is when he comes upon the Empress. Hair gold as wheat, a crown of stars, a white gown dotted with pomegranates. She rests back on her throne surrounded by an abundance of grain and a lush garden. It is possible that she is pregnant.

Kneeling, the Fool relates to her his story. And she, in turn, smiles a motherly smile and gently gives him this advice: “Like newly planted grain or a child in the womb, a new life, a new love, a new creation is fragile. It requires fertile soil, patience and nurturing, it needs love and attention. Only this will bring it to fruition.” Understanding at last that his future will take time to build and create, the Fool thanks the Empress and continues on his way.

Pregnant. Well, not in the Rider-Waite deck she isn’t. But she is in early decks, and it is an apt symbol for this card.

The Empress is a creator, be it creation of life, of romance, of art or business. While the Magician is the primal spark, the idea made real, and the High Priestess is the one who gives the idea a form, the Empress is the womb where it gestates and grows till it is ready to be born. This is why her symbol is Venus, goddess of beautiful things as well as love. Even so, the Empress is more Demeter, goddess of abundance, then sensual Venus. She is the giver of Earthly gifts, yet at the same time, she can, in anger withhold, as Demeter did when her daughter, Persephone, was kidnapped. In fury and grief, she kept the Earth barren till her child was returned to her.

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LocoCow

Fantastic colors and framing
Mark Peterson

Outstanding work!
Michael J Armijo

Beautiful…I sense the patience and balance. Great, colorful work here! :)
mlgkats

very well done , great colors , details, beautifully done
N♥RIN ISM♥IL

wow… this very creative and great use of colours and details… super work
Jason Byrne (joB)

BRILLENT!!
Lee Grissett

brilliant colors and detail!
Georgi Bitar

Great colors!
Al Neaimi

Thank you guys for the kind comments glad you like this one.
rubes

Oh, she’s a wonderful, beautiful Empress. What a fun interpretation. Gorgeous colors.
Al Neaimi replied

Thanks Rudes glad you like her.
linaji

Now this work is so beyond me now! I think your knowledge of Tarot and the images would make a new and fab deck,,, hint hint any thoughts on this:0)
Al Neaimi replied

Thanks Lina … the though of making the full deck is often on my mind ,, i will do it when i have more time .
Julia Styles

looks stunning, feels amazing
Al Neaimi replied

Thank you Julia
Larasolnishko

Neaimi, is there are any man for her? I wish to see the one who dare to kiss that lips and look inside her soul…She is a beauty, of frozen dreams…It is lovely how you bring togeter sharp spikes of the flowers and shields as a decorative background. Well done, let still her to my favorite…smile
Al Neaimi replied

I guess she is still looking :-) Thank you Lara for the comment .
meltaylor

Beautifully done!
mel
Al Neaimi replied

Thank you Mel
meltaylor

This image looks especially beautiful if you look at it with a black matte border..try it!
mel
Al Neaimi replied

:-) sure does Mel . glad you like it with the black border.
meltaylor

Psst…Al…I was trying to give you some free advertising…
mel
Al Neaimi replied

Thank you Mel :-)
greenfrog153

Al this is amazing !!!!
Al Neaimi replied

Glad you like it thank you.
dbcarolinagirl

So striking! The colors draw you in instantly.
Al Neaimi replied

Thank you very much dbcarolinagirl :-)
PJ Ryan

really beautiful .. this card is very special x
Al Neaimi replied

Thank you Nicole :-)
Lila Alias

there was something about this work that drew me in immediately! I love how different your artwork is! Spectacular image!
Al Neaimi replied

Glad you enjoy my work , Thank you again Lila .
kcranmer

Completely mesmorizing…I found myself leaning in and resting my chin in my palm, gorgeous work as always!
Al Neaimi replied

Thank you very much , glad you enjoy her :-)
Greta McLaughlin

Outstanding work! I wanna be just like you when I grow up. lol
Al Neaimi replied

Hi Greata nice to hear from you , you are already just like me :-) you are creative ,thanks again.
Gracey

Amazing work – stunning graphics and colour.
Al Neaimi replied

Thank you very much Gracey , you are very kind .
ECGardner

She is beautiful, and makes me think of Ninmah, the ancient goddess of Sumer and Agade. She was the original Mother Earth; in fact, we even get the words “Mama” and “Mommy” from her name. Ninmah was the mother of all things, a giver of life, very wise, and yet could also make the ground barren with her wrath when her creatures were harmed. You bring all of this into your beautiful creation of the Empress. Gorgeous work. :)
Al Neaimi replied

Now Erin I am the student :-) thank you for the info about the Ninmah , I see you are well read my friend, much respect , glad you like her , Thanks again for your kindnees.
Steven Sandner

Great work! love the details and ideas! colorful bouncy vibrant work!
Al Neaimi replied

Thank you very much Steven.
amarica

Powerful artistic creation, gorgeous
Al Neaimi replied

Thanks again Amarica , Glad you like this art work.
Robyn Lakeman

Amazing artwork!
Al Neaimi replied

Thank you very much River girl.
ToastedGhost

Breath taking
Al Neaimi replied

glad you like this work , Thanks again for the kind comments.
artist4peace

interesting!intense
Jessica Walker

Most of your work like this is mixed media right?
I can’t quite figure out what mediums though…
this is really beautiful.
Al Neaimi replied

Thank you Jessica , for this art work i mixed photos with some airbrushing , the face is painted and the flowers and outfit done with photos the background is painted.
Sophie Shapiro

Al! Another amazing work, which I will need to look at longer but just wanted to share my quick thoughts with you! I will be back!Sx
Al Neaimi replied

Thank you Sophie glad you like this work.
RosaCobos

Those chrisanthems on her hair mark the submmission of the Sun to her power.
It is not the first time that I have seen her dress with pomegranates. I use the Tarot of Marseille, and so, I am used to see the characters through its symbology and quite austere “production”....but thanks to the group that I have created, (and that is one of the reasons) can enjoy so many different inspirations of the Tarot World. And the result has been amazed. Yours, may be is one of the ost original and special rendering of the cards…they go beyond the explicit and are quite centered upon the same features of the figure. They are full of underworld, and related to yours. So is fantastic to see them and look into their look with intention
I love her…and find that what you have written is really great, sensible and quite open minded. Will you submmitted to Tarot: Map of Consciousness
I thank you in advance…you know I am one of your faithfull admirers, Al.
Rosa
frenchblue

BEAUTIFUL WORK!!!