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Category Archives: Tarot-related paintings
Justice
Here’s a first draft for Justice. It’s far more stylized than the drawing for angelic temperance, but I’ll develop that drawing later. I’m enjoying this formal approach for a change. I think this is the natural progression from the very … Continue reading
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Justice, Temperance, teaching, ENVY and other news
I worked on a drawing for Justice today, producing a pretty decent rendering of a blindfolded woman, standing within a circle with a dress that doubles as a blade. The circle discretely becomes a yin yang symbol and includes the balance … Continue reading
Temperance vi
I’ve been thinking about how to express the deadly sins in these paintings so that there’s a counterpoint to the virtues, because as always I’m interested in the duality of good and evil. The opposite of temperance is gluttony. I’n … Continue reading
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Temperance v
Here’s a new sketch version of the painting. I like the way the image is going, but it feels static, probably because of the influence of the tarot versions of the virtues, which are very presentational. She’s standing on a … Continue reading
