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Hrefngast — Hecate
Published: 2011-05-17 20:35:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 37825; Favourites: 711; Downloads: 0
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Ancient witch queenElemental before
The fragile raising of man
She is a doorway
Midnight’s quickened will
She works from afar
A sentient portal within
Primeval mistress of ghosts
And the dreaming liminal herbs
Her art taught in shadows
And threshold rites
Propitiated with flesh
Where three roads meet
The triple formed watcher
At the gates of birth and death
Apportioned earth, depths and sky
With chthonic countenance
Of serpent twined oak
And baying hounds
At the crossroads
Of time and space
Honoured amongst
All the deathless gods
Words © Hrefngast 2011 (other than the last two lines, which are from Hesiod’s Theogony)
Oil on paper - this is my first proper attempt at an oil painting.
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Beautiful, would love to buy a print and potentially lease rights to use if possible. Thanks!
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Stunning work! This is my favorite image of Hecate. May I use it in a blog post? (northwoodswitch.com/blog) I'd also love to purchase a print!
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Hi - I love this image. Really draws me in. Is it possible to purchase a print?
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Beautiful. I would love this as an alter picture. Is there a print available?
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I like the sense of mystery your restrained shading gives this piece.
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I would love to buy this. Please make a print available.
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Very beautiful, I think it captures the essence of this Goddess quite well.
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Would love to use this image onmy book cover for my Hekate Devotional. How can I contact you to discuss this?
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Really like this work, I find oil paints tricky to use but you seem to have no trouble. Im now going to find out about Hecate.
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This is power and beauty entwined. What other Goddess work do you do?
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I love this picture...such beauty and power in this picture! The poem is quite lovely
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Very nicely done, with subtle contrasts and elements. A really beautiful vision of Hekate.
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It's a stunning devotion to Hecate. Very well done.
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I would love to use this on a new blog dedicated to Hekate, but only with your permission of course... you can see the blog at:
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I'd like to use it as a background. I'd also like your permission to print this out as an altar piece. 
It's simply stunning!
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This is SO beautiful. I would love to have a small copy of this. Is it possible? I dont need a very huge one.
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This is so beautiful. I had always found it hard to find a picture of Hekate which quite matched the the way I see her in my head till I saw this one.
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I love this picture and poem so much. I just posted it to my Tumblr account, I hope that's ok. Thank you for sharing your beautiful work!
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Hey there, this piece has been featured in the Things That Go Bump In The Night Art Feature V . Feel free to check it out
Have a good day!
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Gorgeous! Really great composition too I might add.
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I actually kept staring at this picture..
and i was actually drawn into it.
Good job
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Thanks for commenting - I like that you had this response to the painting!
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For a first attempt you did a fantastic job! I can't wait to see your next attempt. I like your contrast between dark and light, and how you did the moon. I envy you your talent!
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Thank you for your kind comments! I struggled a little with the consistency of the paint, as it was unlike anything I've used before... but I want to experiment and work with it further as it seems like some great effects could be achieved with mastery...
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Your poem is amazing. It seriously almost made me cry; I teared up a little. The image perfectly fits with your wonderful words! Thank you for sharing this!
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nice!
I really love the painting, even if I consider Hecate more like a bright goddess than a dark one.
Anyway it's really beautiful, congrats
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