This drawing is another in a series of drawings based on astrological transits, in this case the current Mercury retrograde from Sagittarius back into Scorpio. Today Mercury makes the second of three conjunctions with the Sun in this retrograde season, encouraging our focus and ability to logically assess our feelings and how we are exerting our willpower.
The sigil in the eye of the mask directs us to "Examine Truth," reflecting the Sagittarius leg of Mercury's retrograde journey and its emphasis on reconsidering our beliefs.
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This drawing is another in a series of drawings based on astrological transits, in this case the Grand Water Trine between Jupiter in Cancer, Saturn/Neptune in Pisces, and the Sun/Lilith in Scorpio.
The sigil emerging from the herald's conch horn directs us to "Channel Vitality."
More information about this image is available in this public post on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/faith-and-flow-t-142630096
The original artwork is for sale in my Etsy shop:
https://iconalchemy.etsy.com/listing/4401965691
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This drawing is another in a series of drawings based on astrological transits, in this case the conjunction of Mercury and Mars in Scorpio on October 19th, 2025.
There is a sigil behind the osprey's wing with the directive to "Fly True."
More information about this image is available in this public post on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/swift-and-action-139838445
The original artwork is for sale in my Etsy shop:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/4398315650/original-astrology-drawing-mercury
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This drawing is one in a series of drawings based on astrological transits, in this case the opposition of Venus in Virgo to Saturn in Pisces on October 11th, 2025.
More information about this image is available in this public post on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/in-from-cold-her-140955347
The original artwork is for sale in my Etsy shop:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/4391044216/original-astrology-drawing-venus-in
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This drawing is one in a series of drawings based on astrological transits, in this case the conjunction of Venus with the South Node in Virgo on October 4th, 2025.
This artwork doubles as a piece of fan art inspired by Maggie Cheung in the film "Hero."
More information about the symbolism of this image is available in this public post on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/past-loves-and-140416419
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Light refracts into color, color spirals into wholeness. 🌈✨Every shade is healing, every fragment already whole. #trippyfractals #psychedelicart #visionaryart #fractal #fractals #fractalart
"A Centennial of Independence," Henri Rousseau, 1892.
Rousseau (1844-1910) was a self-taught French painter, technically of the Post-Impressionist school, but usually classed as a Naive or Primitive artist. I prefer "Visionary" myself. He was ridiculed in his lifetime for his style but not long before Rousseau's death, he was discovered by Picasso who declared him a genius. When he passed he was finally starting to get the attention and acclaim that had been his due. To this day he's a major influence on avant-garde artists.
The First French Republic was declared on September 21st, 1792, and although it only lasted until 1804, it was still considered a significant day to be celebrated. Here we have peasants dancing, and what look like picnickers in the background. The two women in the center of the circle, carrying flags representing the First and Third Republics (the Third Republic lasted from 1870 to 1940), may be allegorical figures, along with the folks to the right in 18th century dress. Or they're in costumes for the occasion. It's hard to tell with Rousseau, which is what makes him fascinating.
From the Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
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That concludes this Afternoon Art Critic. I'm in Huntsville tonight for a family dinner at the Space Station — love and attention needed elsewhere.
Huge thanks again to Matt Snee for the trust, the art, and the texture.
Until next time 🖼️🧵💫
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The Watchful Guardian of Innocence and Mystery
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The Birth of Venus and Ana Suromai - Paintings by Amanda Sage. I highly recommend checking out all of her work.
https://fractalenlightenment.com/14341/artwork/lifting-the-skirt-with-amanda-sages-art
#psychedelic #visionaryart #acrylic #propheticart #divinefeminine #venus #aphrodite #goddess #orphism #greekmythology #anasyrma #nudepainting #artnude #shamanic #psilocybin #DMT #ayahuasca #tryptamines #timedilation #synesthesia #egodissolution #egodeath
"Sonata No. 6 (Stellar Sonata)," Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, 1908.
Čiurlionis (1875-1911) was a Lithuanian artist and composer, best remembered for a series of abstract paintings in which he sought to visually capture musical composition.
This work is one of two that feature a musicalized version of outer space as well as a vision of divinity. We have an orb swirling in the mist, a vision of the solar system, an angelic being, and a pyramid...or is it a beam of light?
Čiurlionis felt he had synesthesia; he saw music as colors and images, and vice versa, and much of his work was an attempt to express that. Some of his early work was Art Nouveau or Symbolist, but this marks his emergence as a pioneer of Abstract art. His work is strange and compelling; like Hilma af Klint, there's a sense of a profound inner vision, highly personal and difficult to discern.
From the M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art, Kaunas, Lithuania.
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Bleak Anatomies. From the book "Shadows in Heaven" by David Aronson and Leslie Powell. Ink, graphite, digital media and collage. #visionaryart #darkart #surrealism #symbolistart #psychedelic #horrorart #weirdart #painting #drawing #fantasyart #illustration #mixedmedia #weirdcore #digitalart #graphite #pencildrawing #inkdrawing