Golden Goddess

Golden Goddess - Origins of Woman Series 8 by Marilyn Wells

20" x 24"

oil painting with cold wax on Canvas

This painting was inspired by:

they bend as though it was natural and godly to bend,

    they rise in a stiff sweetness,

         in the pure peace of giving

            one's gold away.

~ Mary Oliver “Goldenrod” 22080C

Oil and Cold wax painting in vibrant golds, yellows, and blues with some quinacridone reds. The "Golden Girl", with a circlet of victory in her hair, has arrived at the summit of the mountain peak amidst rough, rocky terrain. She has arrived at the summit, the Feminine Divine sensibility we must reclaim.

I've been exploring a technique new to me but that's been around for hundreds of years - cold wax. I have always loved the icons of the Middle East and the Orthodox churches in particular, and wanted to introduce more of the rich and broken textures that appear in those icons after a few hundred years of wear and weathering. I am delighted to say I am achieving the results I want, as in this painting, larger than my earlier ones.

This painting is about luxuriating in the beauty of nature and art as they come together in a richly textured surface. The subject matter is mystical and romantic, which appeals to me in many ways..

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