Lanterns of Hekate Abstract Watercolor Painting SOLD trees playing a quiet violin

playing a quiet violin

They even still build big fires on the tops of their tallest stone buildings

I tend to think of the Sun as rather bland and just there

which was actually covered with dead leaves

The original oil painting is 16 x 20"/41 x 51cm on cotton canvas with a traditional 7/8"/2cm profile

Lanterns of Hekate Abstract Watercolor Painting SOLD trees playing a quiet violinA while ago, I came across the phrase "dread dim lanterns of Hekate." This brought all sorts of images to mind, and recently I decided I wanted to tackle painting this image. I figured the lanterns as having white at the bottom of the lantern flames and then releasing a black light. That's what I've tried to show here. Hekate is one of my favorite spirit beings, and I have often painted her. The original abstract watercolor painting is 9 x 12" 23 x