Goddesses & Heroines Sketches & Paintings-in-Progress

Here is a sampling of some of my recent paintings and sketches in-progress of goddess and heroines.  When they are finished I will share them first with Museletter subscribers who have the first option to buy them. After two weeks I'll list them as prints, cards  and originals in my shop. My reference book for these paintings is The Book of Goddesses & Heroines by Patricia Monaghan. Painting Goddesses & Heroines again is making me very happy and very soon you'll be seeing these paintings featured in magazines, journals, and in museum stores so stay tuned for more info!

Egyptian Goddess Bast

Sketch 3 of Egyptian Goddess 'Bast' by Kathy Crabbe

Sketch 2 of Egyptian Goddess 'Bast' by Kathy Crabbe

Sketch 1 of Egyptian Goddess 'Bast' by Kathy Crabbe

Egyptian Snake Goddess: Mertseger

Sketch of Egyptian Snake Goddess Merseger by Kathy Crabbe

Greek Goddess Oreads

In process painting of Greek Goddess Oreads by Kathy Crabbe

In process painting of Greek Goddess Oreads by Kathy Crabbe

African Heroine "Sabulana"

Sketch 2 of African heroine 'Sabulana' by Kathy Crabbe

Sketch of African heroine 'Sabulana' by Kathy Crabbe

Norse Goddess "Sigurdrifta"

Sketch of Norse Goddess 'Sigurdrifta' by Kathy Crabbe

Watercolor, gouache and ink supplies (Kathy Crabbe)

Kathy Crabbe Creative Soul Guide in Temecula Wine Country, California

About Kathy

Kathy Crabbe has been an artist forever and a Creative Soul Guide since awakening her intuitive gifts at age forty.

Kathy lives in sunny SoCal with her architect husband and pet muses, Abby the shaggy black dog and Djinn Djinn, the small scruffy one in an adobe home they built themselves. Kathy shares behind-the-scenes glimpses into her work and life daily on Instagram at http://instagram.com/kathycrabbeart

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Trickster Goddess Le-Hev-Hev

“Le-Hev-Hev” a Melanesian Goddess…‘she who smiles so that we can draw near and she can eat us’ …Painting Goddess has once again brought me back to myself, after a week of painting aliens and feeling alienated and gloomy The Sun has come back! Prints and cards are available in my shop.

About Le-Hev-Hev: Before a departing soul could pass to the afterlife, the Melanisians said, it had to confront this goddess, who tried to trick the soul with games. Drawing on the sand in front of her, she challenged the soul to complete her diagram. Should the dead one be unable to do so --or did so incorrectly -- Le-Hev-Hev had the soul for dinner.

The Malekulans who honored Le-Hev-Hev considered her a goddess, not a monster, offering her boars so she would not eat human corpses. Her earthly forms were the spider, the crab, and the rat; she was also embodied in female genitalia. Her name has been roughly translated as “she who smiles so that we draw near and she can eat us.” ~ from The Book of Goddesses & Heroines by Patricia Monaghan

The Book of Goddesses & Heroines by Patricia Monaghan

My well worn copy of “The Book of Goddesses & Heroines” by Patricia Monaghan

Kathy Crabbe Creative Soul Guide in Temecula Wine Country, California

About Kathy

Kathy Crabbe inspires soul-seekers to discover their innate gifts and talents through intuitive, creative expression in safe, relaxed and playful environments. She has been an artist forever and a Creative Soul Guide since awakening her own intuitive gifts at age forty.

Kathy lives in sunny SoCal with her architect husband and pet muses, Abby the shaggy black dog and Djinn Djinn, the small scruffy one in an adobe home they built themselves. Kathy is sharing 365 days on posting art on Instagram at http://instagram.com/kathycrabbeart

To order a Creative Soul Reading please click here.

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Capricorn New Moon Inspiration

Dear Creative Soul,

It's the New Moon in Capricorn this Saturday. Are you ready? I hope this blog post provides you with some helpful tips to tackle this New Moon & New Year with some lusty Capricornian determination and chutzpah.

I painted the Goddess/Heroine below yesterday. May her strong and divine presence inspire your New Moon altars and circles.  Her name is Pao-Yueh or 'Precious mouth,' a heroic Chinese Queen" as quoted from The Book of Goddesses and Heroines by Patricia Monaghan,

Capricorn ~ The Seagoat  ~ from my Goddess Zodiac Playbook

• Time of Year – Winter Solstice, Dec. 22 – January 19
• Quality – Cardinal
• Element – Earth
• Ruler – Saturn
• Anatomy – Knees and lower legs
• Natural sign of – 10^th house
• Opposite sign – Cancer
• Color – Black, brown, dark gray, rich winter earth colors, slate blue,
• Gemstone – Jet, onyx, quartz, turquoise
• Tarot card – The Devil
• Goddesses – All crones, Anatu, Dam-Kina, Kuan Yin, Tiamat

Capricorn Meditation: Capricorn Power – a way to focus your energies to allow creation.

Capricorn Affirmations

• I am self-disciplined, logical, persistent and efficient
• I am strong and I will endure
• I am ambitious, responsible and secure
• I am grounded and compassionate
• I am a success in everything I do

Get Serious

• - Ground your intentions through right action in the material world
• - Strengthen your willpower and commitment to purpose
• - Channel your ambitions in accord with your duties
• - Let will rather than appetite shape your life
• - Bring laughter and healing to the world
• - Embrace humor and caution

Where's Mama Moon? New Moon in Capricorn, January 9, 5:30 pm PST.

Helpful Links

More Goddesses on Instagram Creative Soul Readings Past Life Readings Astrology Reports End of Year Museletter 2015: it's been a big year

Sparkly Blessings! Love, Kathy Crabbe

ABOUT KATHY CRABBE Kathy Crabbe inspires soul-seekers to discover their innate gifts and talents through intuitive, creative expression in safe, relaxed and playful environments. She has been an artist forever and a Creative Soul Guide since awakening her own intuitive gifts at age forty.

p.s. January 7th is my 23rd wedding anniversary to my dearest friend and great luv, Mark.