The Druid Grove

by **Jeb** » 23 Sep 2004, 04:15

Forgotten Fresco

by **Piastra** » 23 Sep 2004, 07:50

this one has a whole sense of the divine for me, controling life, death, worship. it is solar, where the other was lunar. i feel both this and the lunar one speak of hope in different ways. one could get lost in here, seeking answers. like, are those just random hash marks, or ogham? i enjoy this one immensely.

hugs again,
carragh

by **Caritas** » 24 Sep 2004, 04:24

ahhh - the Fool on his journey - nice change up

by **Jeb** » 24 Sep 2004, 15:26

Thanks for the nice words Carragh and Caritas. Caritas, if you look closer you'll see more than just the Fool.

by **Oaken** » 24 Sep 2004, 15:51

This one frightens me!!! Still beautiful though :-D

by **Caritas** » 24 Sep 2004, 19:01

all right - now I also see the lovely High Priestess clear as a bell! I was really tired to have missed that!

Jeb - this looks like a batik to me.??

Added later - and now I think I see at least part of The Sun in there....

to bed with this sleepy head.

I really like it!

by **Loosh** » 24 Sep 2004, 19:59

Was this an entire reading in one picture? It has wonderful depth! Well done, Jeb!

by **Ruthie** » 25 Sep 2004, 01:37

Funny, to me it looks like something else altogether.
Still I enjoyed it, as I enjoy all your work.

by **Jeb** » 25 Sep 2004, 13:09

Caritas,

Well done! The Fool, The Sun, The High Priestess and....? There's one more but it's a lot tougher to see.

Loosh,

An entire reading in one picture? THAT'S an awesome idea!

But actually, no. While I love the imagery of the Tarot, I'm a die-hard rune caster. I tried Tarot for a while, but once I found the runes, I never really went back. You've given me some ideas for some future stuff though! Thanks!

Moon Cloud,

I'd be honoured if you'd share what you see in it. I love it when people see stuff that I didn't intentionally put there. To me that is the BEST part of art! Like for example, Carragh saw hints at ogham staves. I just love that.

Thanks everyone for the wonderful feedback.

by **Kaya-Nita** » 26 Sep 2004, 01:45

Very Beautiful Jeb as always.

Was this image off of a stainglass or a picture you had?

by **Caritas** » 27 Sep 2004, 12:33

Jeb wrote:Caritas,

Well done! The Fool, The Sun, The High Priestess and....? There's one more but it's a lot tougher to see.

Judgment

What technique? It is intriguing....

Added later - all right, I got to thinking about the underlying theme now (Jeb, you have created a really tantalizing piece here, keeps popping into my head!). Is this about the student's path - begun as a tabula rasa, then lots of hard work followed by an initiation into the mysteries and then finally a judgment on one's attempts? Even if these are all internal, rather than external?

by **Jeb** » 28 Sep 2004, 02:03

Excellent, Caritas! Well done! I'm very impressed. Yes, the last element is Judgement. If I hadn't been the one to make it I don't think I could have seen the last one. You really know your Major Arcana!

Technique? I wish I could say it was true batik (or stained glass, Kaya-Nita) but it's pure digital. Images adjusted, overlayed, adjusted some more and then adjusted again and then a little more adjustment. Filters, overlays and several of the cool Photoshop tools.

Is this about the student's path - begun as a tabula rasa, then lots of hard work followed by an initiation into the mysteries and then finally a judgment on one's attempts? Even if these are all internal, rather than external?

If that's what you see, then that's what it's about. :grin:

(I truly believe this!)

The idea sprang up as a cross between some frescos I studied back in school and the palaeographic difficultly known as the palimpsest. Studying a palimpsest means disecting the layers of text and isolating the meaning of each layer. Where this art is different, I guess, is that the meanings of each layer can be taken together rather than isolated.

Thanks for the great comments everyone.

by **Fae** » 28 Sep 2004, 13:06

One could get lost in that picture for a good long time.....<grin>

by **Merlyn** » 28 Sep 2004, 13:36

Excellent work Jeb,
This shows a very advanced form of your own expression. I like a strong vivid art, one that is bold yet sensitive to the finest detail.
It shows a traveler, yet also a finding of the divine, like an inspiration by the river on a sunny day near a city that is very old. That is what I see in it.

Unique use of digital medium.

:merlyn1:

by **Jeb** » 29 Sep 2004, 01:16

Thanks everyone for the great comments.

Merlyn,

It shows a traveler, yet also a finding of the divine, like an inspiration by the river on a sunny day near a city that is very old. That is what I see in it.

Cool!

by **Kat Lady** » 05 Oct 2004, 02:21

Jeb:
I have been late viewing the posts and I am sorry I missed this earlier. I love it! Wow! Such color and detail.

by **grey helm** » 11 Oct 2004, 00:25

That amazes me, im currently at Goldsmiths in London and man you should be here that is somthing else.

by **Stohornugle** » 11 Oct 2004, 12:49

Superb Jeb I've enjoyed looking at the layers of your imagery immensley.
I also think that you can see Rhiannon in the picture with two birds circling her head. Amazing!

In Peace Shapara

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