"The Moon Goddess"
11"x17"
acrylic and Berol Prismacolor Pencils on Illustration board
"The moon has been represented as feminine in spirit by many world cultures. She is the cool shining counterpart to the fiery masculine sun. She is often associated with healing and rebirth due to the ever changing cycles of the silvery orb. She is also associated with love, childbirth, prophesy, and magic. Wiccans and other modern earth-nature oriented religions regard the moon as a source of power to effect positive change and inspiration.
The moon effects the tides, and as we are mostly water many believe she effects our emotions and energy with her magnetic pull. Just ask any police officer or emergency room worker, or anyone who works with the public, they will tell you that you can always tell when it's a full moon.
This piece is the oldest of all that appear on this site. I was pursuing different avenues with my art when the inspiration came to me for the 'Moon Goddess' It was a real effort at the time to make time to create something that was just for me. After many years I gradually dedicated my art to my spiritual visions and have found myself happier in my artistic pursuits than I have ever been before. Looking back at this piece, I feel that the Goddess blessed me with the peace that I have found creating the art in these galleries. I fondly remember as a child how the Lady Moon seemed to follow me everywhere I went, as if watching over me. She still does."