The Goddess of the Grove
My art is inspired by the beautiful landscape of the Peak District and the myths and legends that are woven into its fabric.
The Romans came to Buxton for warm springs they called the town Aquae Arnemetiae which means 'Waters of Arnemetia” Arnemetia herself was the goddess of the sacred grove.
The well still exists but sits on the pavement and I felt this was a bit of a come down for a Goddess.
I was musing on what such a being would Look like while I wandered through the magnificent beech trees of Spring Gardens. The Celts believed that the Beech represented the passing on of knowledge and with their smooth bark and sensual curves they seemed to embody the Goddess.
In this painting I tried to give a little of the sacred grove back to its goddess, I incorporated the inscription and the lions head from the modern well, but went to the iron age Gawtons well in Staffordshire for the stone basin as I felt this was probably what our goddess was used to
All prints supplied signed by the artist printed on acid free 316 gsm 100% cotton fine art paper .
My art is inspired by the beautiful landscape of the Peak District and the myths and legends that are woven into its fabric.
The Romans came to Buxton for warm springs they called the town Aquae Arnemetiae which means 'Waters of Arnemetia” Arnemetia herself was the goddess of the sacred grove.
The well still exists but sits on the pavement and I felt this was a bit of a come down for a Goddess.
I was musing on what such a being would Look like while I wandered through the magnificent beech trees of Spring Gardens. The Celts believed that the Beech represented the passing on of knowledge and with their smooth bark and sensual curves they seemed to embody the Goddess.
In this painting I tried to give a little of the sacred grove back to its goddess, I incorporated the inscription and the lions head from the modern well, but went to the iron age Gawtons well in Staffordshire for the stone basin as I felt this was probably what our goddess was used to
All prints supplied signed by the artist printed on acid free 316 gsm 100% cotton fine art paper .
My art is inspired by the beautiful landscape of the Peak District and the myths and legends that are woven into its fabric.
The Romans came to Buxton for warm springs they called the town Aquae Arnemetiae which means 'Waters of Arnemetia” Arnemetia herself was the goddess of the sacred grove.
The well still exists but sits on the pavement and I felt this was a bit of a come down for a Goddess.
I was musing on what such a being would Look like while I wandered through the magnificent beech trees of Spring Gardens. The Celts believed that the Beech represented the passing on of knowledge and with their smooth bark and sensual curves they seemed to embody the Goddess.
In this painting I tried to give a little of the sacred grove back to its goddess, I incorporated the inscription and the lions head from the modern well, but went to the iron age Gawtons well in Staffordshire for the stone basin as I felt this was probably what our goddess was used to
All prints supplied signed by the artist printed on acid free 316 gsm 100% cotton fine art paper .