The Goddess Within

louisegreen

The Goddess Within

Oils on stretched canvas 1.02mx1.02m 2004
Collection of the artist.

This painting represents my interpretation of the Celtic Horse Goddess, Epona – a blending of the feminine within what appears to be a masculine horse, the woman’s silhouette in black combined with the white of the horse, yin & yang. Her hand & hair flow into the mane like tree roots, she is part of the earth, yet also the air – mythical, magical yet also a part of Mother Nature.

Look on top of the mountain – for the snowline is in the shape of a horse lying on its side.

My inspiration for this painting was my love of coloured horses, actually one of my own blue-eyed Paints. No two Paint Horses are alike, each has it’s own unique colour & pattern. Often where the hair colours meet the markings will have an outline which is known as a ‘watermark’. This one is grey – (black blended into white). In Paint Horse terms the above horse would be called a ‘splash white overo.’

This painting won a Highly Commended & two People’s Choice awards.

Featured in SIMPLY HORSES GROUP – December 2008
Featured in THE DIVINE FEMININE GROUP – May 2009
Top Ten in Elemental Goddess Challenge THE DIVINE FEMINE GROUP – May 2009
Featured in ALL THOSE COLOURFUL PAINTS & PINTOS – June 2009
Featured in OIL PAINTING GROUP – August 2009
Top Ten in Most Creative Painted Ladies Challenge – PAINTED LADIES GROUP – September 2009

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The Goddess Within by louisegreen
The Goddess Within by louisegreen
  • PennyEdwardes

    PennyEdwardes

    Brilliant work yet again! I’m running out of words to describe your talent…..unbeleivable!

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you, I love this painting, it’s so special & different.

  • VickiYeager

    VickiYeager

    I love Epona! You have captured her here! Brillant!

  • louisegreen replied

    Thanks so much Vicki

  • Tahnja

    Tahnja

    I LOVE how your eye is so keen on stunning compositions that really stand out. I commend you for your incredible talent. If I could afford the luxury of this painting I would move mountains to own it. What a STUNNNNNEEEEEERRRRRR

  • louisegreen replied

    Wow thanks for your comments Tahnja

  • Laura Barber-Riley

    Laura Barber-R...

    Very impressive!

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you for your comments Laura

  • Michelle Boyer

    Michelle Boyer

    Fantastic work

  • louisegreen replied

    Thanks Michelle & thanks for looking

  • Carmen Cilliers

    Carmen Cilliers

    Wow! Don’t know why, but it reminds me of the film, Equis.

  • louisegreen replied

    Thanks for your comment, haven’t seen the film but will keep an eye out for it.

  • Carole Felmy

    Carole Felmy

    ah it took me a while to see the woman/goddess ’s silhouette ! brilliant work :)

  • louisegreen replied

    Thanks Carole, it was interesting to see when I exhibited this painting about 99% of men saw the woman first! Ha ha

  • FAIRIEWOMAN1

    FAIRIEWOMAN1

    Stunning , strong imagery and powerful design.

  • louisegreen replied

    Hi thanks Helena, I love all your work & really appreciate the comments.

  • Mike Paget

    Mike Paget

    Fabulous original idea!

  • louisegreen replied

    Hi Mike, lovely to have a guy’s comment here. Enjoy!

  • Michelle Wrighton

    Michelle Wrighton

    Beautiful artwork of a gorgeous horse, congrats on the wins!

  • louisegreen replied

    Thanks for your comments Michelle

  • helene ruiz

    helene ruiz

    brilliant work! just fantastic!!!!

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you Helene, glad you like it.

  • Wendy Slee

    Wendy Slee

    This is truly beautiful work…... there are so many layers of meaning in your creation, it brought tears to my eyes….. (horses do that for me, but so does the presence of spirit…..) I see both in your art…..

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you so much Wendy, I am honoured.

  • ChrissyB

    ChrissyB

    WOW this is awesome!!!!

  • louisegreen replied

    Thanks Chrissy, I appreciate your comments very much.

  • Olga

    Olga

    OUTSTANDING! First I thought it was a photo… amazing work!

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you Olga for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it.

  • Rita H. Ireland

    Rita H. Ireland

    I’m a Horse Lover for life!

  • louisegreen replied

    Hi Rita, thank you so much.

  • midnightdreamer

    midnightdreamer

    WOW!!!! This is so very beautiful!!!! Wonderful work my friend, truly a work of art!
    Peace,
    Leah ♥

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you midnightdreamer….sorry for not replying your wonderful comments sooner.

  • catherine walker

    catherine walker

    Oh yes..I see what you mean..that’s divine ..!! wonderful!!

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you Catherine…..people often ask me was this a self portrait when I painted it in 2004, I didn’t really know. I just wanted to create the wonderful mix of the woman with the spirit of the horse & my love of the Goddess “Epona”. Recently I had the amazing honour of meeting my Higher Self & now the mystery has been answered…...this was where the painting came from.

  • skyhorse

    skyhorse

    I’ve admired your thumbnail of this image when you’ve commented on my work, but silly me hadn’t actually looked AT it – awesome picture, what a great piece or art!

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you very much skyhorse.

  • Alan Findlater

    Alan Findlater

    excellent work well done

  • louisegreen replied

    Hi Alan, thank you for taking the time to comment on my work.

  • LudaNayvelt

    LudaNayvelt

    wow, what a fantasy shot!

  • LudaNayvelt

    LudaNayvelt

    Oh, this is a painting, I should read comments first, still full of fantasy

  • louisegreen replied

    Thanks Luda….that’s ok. Thank you for the comments, much appreciated.

  • Stzar

    Stzar

    oh my god !! your work is fantastic !! Beautiful painting

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you Karon, I am honoured.

  • Judson Joyce

    Judson Joyce

    Fantastic work! I’m very impressed with your art! Can’t wait to see the next one.

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you very much Judson for commenting on my work.

  • dmarie

    dmarie

    simply beautiful…love it …well done :-)

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you Dmarie.

  • C J Hummel - Foxfire Gallery

    C J Hummel - ...

    This is an outstanding artwork, painting within paint within…..
    it has such depth and strength, Beautiful Amazing are just pale against this painting.

    If I only had the money I would buy it

  • louisegreen replied

    I am honoured CJ, thank you so much for your great comments.

  • lindybird

    lindybird

    Louise, I absolutely love your work. All of it! I don’t like to spend lots of time writing comments on rb (too many other “real” things to do in life), but I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your work—you’re a real horsewoman (from one to another).

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you Lindybird for taking the time to comment on my work, I
    really appreciate it & I am so glad that you like my art. Very nice to
    meet another horse lover on RB!

  • fullcirclemandalas

    fullcirclemand...

    WOW! and again WOW! This gave me GOOSEBUMPS! LOVE it love it love it! What an incredible painting!

  • louisegreen replied

    thank you very much Fullcirclemandalas!

  • rightasrain

    rightasrain

    FanTAStic!!!!!! :-)

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you Rightasrain!

  • sunchaser

    sunchaser

    Black and white paints are my favorite! We have a sorrel and white one right now…someday I will find the perfect black and white paint! This is beautiful!

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you Sunchaser for your lovely comments. I think my
    favourite paints are the palomino overos even though the
    black & whites are outstanding. They seem to be the popular
    choice of most paint horse lovers.

  • Rebecca Bryson

    Rebecca Bryson

    Sweet and Magickal!! Blessed Be!! I absolutely love your interpretation through this amazing work!

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you Rebecca for commenting on my work, I appreciate it
    very much.

  • Stephen Thomas

    Stephen Thomas

    Awesome painting!

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you very much Stephen, I appreciate you taking the time to
    comment on my work.

  • MoonSpiral

    MoonSpiral

    This is such a wonderful painting, and obviously well-loved by many! I love the richness and texture of the black in the horse especially.

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you Moon Spiral for your comments, I appreciate it very much.
    I really loved working on this painting, it is great that she is shown
    around the world & so many people enjoy her.

  • Al Neaimi

    Al Neaimi

    Stunning work.

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you Al, I am honoured. Your work is fabulous!

  • DevineDayDreams

    DevineDayDreams

    wow! impressive!

  • louisegreen replied

    Hi, thank you Duality.

  • Sharon Morris

    Sharon Morris

    Beautiful image!! Love it. :)

  • louisegreen replied

    Many thanks Sharon, lovely for you to drop by.

  • Braedene

    Braedene

    Oh My Louise – you never cease to amaze me – what a stunning painting -your imagination to turn myth into this creation is masterful. Love the snowline on the mountain top too. Your info on it is excellent. Liz

  • louisegreen replied

    Thanks Liz…so glad you like it too, this is a big fav of mine. The
    horse on the snowline was inspired by the white chalk horses in your
    part of the world. I have been fascinated by them since I was a child.
    In fact I have another painting in mind with that kind of theme (for the
    NY exhb next year.)

  • Diane Swarts

    Diane Swarts

    Awesome!

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you so much Diane:-)

  • jalcruz

    jalcruz

    this is awesome!! love the black out line of the woman…. really adds to this!

  • louisegreen replied

    Many thanks Jalcruz, I appreciate you taking the time to view my work.

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    fabulous;

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you Scott!

  • th3rd world order

    th3rd world order

    this is certainly one of the favs

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you!

  • LoneAngel

    LoneAngel

    amazing artwork .. an instant fav.

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you LoneAngel & for the fav too!

  • Mariann Rea

    Mariann Rea

    Lovely artwork!

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you very much Mariann:-)

  • MoonSpiral

    MoonSpiral

  • louisegreen replied

    Wow, thank you for the feature MoonSpiral, that is awesome!

  • kevinmawson

    kevinmawson

    Very creative and stunning work!
    km.

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you for taking the time to comment & view my work Kevin.

  • Astoreth

    Astoreth

    brilliant. beautiful. xx

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you Astoreth:-)

  • maria paterson

    maria paterson

    fantastic this is so well done!

  • louisegreen replied

    Many thanks Mariart:-)

  • AlteredIllusions

    AlteredIllusions

    Very moving painting!

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you AlteredIllusions:-)

  • Barbara Glatzeder

    Barbara Glatzeder

    CONGRATULATIONS on your Top 10 placement in the Elemental Goddess Challenge in THE DIVINE FEMININE :-)

  • louisegreen replied

    Many thanks Barbara, I’m very honoured to be amongst such lovely work. It is a surprise!

  • Ginny York

    Ginny York

    Louise!!! This is so magical and wonderful I can bearly breathe when I look at it. It has such emotion and beautiful movement and meaning. I love the horse on the mountain too…but this majestic mystical horse is awesome. No words can really describe the feeling it has. Amazing work!! And a definate favorite!

  • louisegreen replied

    I’m truly honoured to read your lovely comments Ginny. Thank you so much for the fav, it’s a fav of mine too.
    Louise:-)

  • Diane Swarts

    Diane Swarts

  • louisegreen replied

    I’m very honoured, THANK YOU!

  • Ming Myaskovsky

    Ming Myaskovsky

    One word~Phenomenal!

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you Ming:-)

  • foxyphotography

    foxyphotography

    Awesome!!

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you for all your comments & visits Foxyphotography:-)

  • Tom Godfrey

    Tom Godfrey

    AWEsome! so cleverly crafted – well done louise

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you Tom, I appreciate you taking the time to view & comment on my work :-)

  • Deborah McGrath

    Deborah McGrath

    Wow! Your horses are amazing. This one is gorgeous.

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you so much Deborah:-)

  • darkestartist

    darkestartist

    fantastic work! congratulations and well done:)

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you for your comments Darkestartist & taking the time to visit:-)

  • Katri Lumi

    Katri Lumi

    beautiful!

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you also Katri:-)

  • AmandaT

    AmandaT

    Very Well done. Most beautiful.

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you AmandaT:-)

  • Brandie1

    Brandie1

    Wonderful painting.

  • louisegreen replied

    Thanks again Brandie:-)

  • Quinn Blackburn

    Quinn Blackburn

    Perfection! I adore Paints and this perfectly captures the spirit of Epona. Lovely work!

    :) wishing you laughter

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you dear Entwife, I appreciate your lovely comments:-0

  • jillijude1

    jillijude1

    that is totally amazing
    hugs xxx

  • louisegreen replied

    Many thanks Jillijude1 :-)

  • EstherJohnson

    EstherJohnson

    Ohhhh, this is soooo Beauitiful! wonderful Work!!!! : )

  • louisegreen replied

    Many thanks Esther:-)

  • stephanie allison

    stephanie allison

    Congratulations! Your image placed in the top 10 in the Most Creative Painted Ladies Challenge

  • louisegreen replied

    Wow, thank you, what an honour! Many thanks to the people who voted:-)

  • Sande Elkins

    Sande Elkins

    I can’t believe that I haven’t commented on this! It certainly has been a favorite for a while.

  • louisegreen replied

    Thank you so much Sande, sorry for the belated reply. Thanks for the fav too, its a fav of mine:-)

  • BigD

    BigD

    Awesome

  • louisegreen replied

    Thanks for your visit & the fav Big D:-)

  • Tracy Faught

    Tracy Faught

    I’ve been meaning to comment on this for so long now! this is stunning work! I mean it really is so beautiful Louise! ;]

  • louisegreen replied 29 days ago

    Many thanks Tracy, its so easy to get sidetracked. Thanks for your comment as I do appreciate it very much:-)

  • Gouzelka

    Gouzelka 17 days ago

    Terrific work, like the image of girl!

  • louisegreen replied 12 days ago

    Thank you Gouzelka, I appreciate you dropping by:-)

  • marieangel

    marieangel 17 days ago

    following on with my friend Gouzeles fave this is awesome and being a saggitarian I double love it xcongrats on your features..

  • louisegreen replied 12 days ago

    Double thanks Marieangel:-)

  • matt84

    matt84 17 days ago

    amazing, really is. love the colours.

  • louisegreen replied 12 days ago

    thank you Matt:-)

  • TedBlackall

    TedBlackall 15 days ago

    Oh terrific

  • louisegreen replied 12 days ago

    I appreciate the visit, thanks Ted:-)

  • Carrie Glenn

    Carrie Glenn less than a minute ago

    This is SO powerful! I can just feel it looking at it! What a gorgeous work! Congrats on your feature!

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