goddess painting of the day: Cerridwyn

Fresh from my drawing board, this is a drawing I’ve just completed of Cerridwyn, the Celtic goddess affiliated with the winter solstice. Most depictions I’ve seen present Cerridywn as a hag, almost Baba Yaga-esque in form. But as I drew her, this somewhat different sensibility is what came through — though Cerridywn is an old woman, she is a solemn and stately midwife to the new year. After all, birthing is serious business.

The drawing was created for Goddess Alive, a book I’m illustrating for Llewellyn Publications.The composition was somewhat inspired by a Waterhouse painting entitled “The Oracle.” I’m not sure Goddess Alive will be published. But I do know that my art deadline is May 1, or Beltane.

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