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Part 6 of 6(for now... more to come later?)
Brigid, which means "Fiery Arrow" or "Bright Arrow", is a Celtic three-fold goddess. Known by many names, Brigid's three aspects are Fire of Inspiration as patroness of poetry, Fire of the Hearth, as patroness of healing and fertility, and Fire of the Forge, as patroness of smithcraft and martial arts. She is mother to the craftsmen.
Goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare and often is considered to be the White Maiden aspect of the Triple Goddess. She was Christianized as the "foster-mother" of Jesus Christ, and called St. Brigit, the daughter of the Druid Dougal the Brown. Brighid's festival is Imbolc, celebrated on or around February 1 when she ushers Spring to the land after The Cailleach's Winter reign, when Brigid's snake comes out of its mound in which it hibernates and its behavior is said to determine the length of the remaining Winter. It is the basis for the American Groundhog Day.
This is the sixth of a six piece portfolio for Independent Study in Digital Drawing, with piece examining a uniquely feminine trait as represented by a goddess. Brigid represents creativity and inspiration.
(she's my favorite, but don't tell the others...)
Adobe Photoshop 7.0, Illustrator 10.0.3 and my Precioussssss
Image © ME!!! 2006
Textures from [link]
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will love to buy a print from you..but her hair is RED!!
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gorgeous..love it..but her hair is red...will u be interested in doing a CD cover
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I always come back to look at this work around Imbolc. Thanks for sharing!
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Absolutely fantastic... of all the images of Brighid I've found, this one is by far my favorite!
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this is stunning. i love the smoothness of the image
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How funny is it that the patron saint of my school happens to be St. Brigid
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now this is just beautiful - the colours are luminous and captivating! Wonderful work!
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I love how you incorporated the knot into the moon, and her face is so motherly it's unreal!
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Lovely - I like the symmetry and sense of intimacy with the way she is framed by the grove behind her and the two trees. Wonderful lighting effects too on the page and her face.
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I've actually been to her shrine in Ireland and I have to say that looking at this and then remembering my experience there... you've captured and managed to express the feeling of the place. I'm extremely impressed and I absolutely love this image. Thank you for bringing back to the singularly most peaceful moment ever of my life.
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She is so serene and peaceful. It's absolutely lovely, and wonderful detail of the moon. I just clicked off of "Durga" to see this one...what a contrast!
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A lovely representation of a lovely goddess.
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Love this piece. Brighid is one of my matron goddesses
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She's my favorite, too. Please don't tell Guan Yin.
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I have always loved finding images of Brigid, my namesake. You have amazing talent, I love your work! Keep it up!
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I like the Celtic knot-esque pattern on the moon face and I love the amount of detail in the image; she really has a motherly charm about her.
That aside, the first thing I thought when I saw this was "gives a whole new meaning to reading by candle light."
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I love this! My parents gave me her name as a middle name, but forgot how to spell it...haha. So I think this is doubly as cool!
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I had to favourite all of your Goddesses. They're perfect.
The triple spiral behind Her head and the flame She's writing with is just another added touch. Well done.
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Just an additional point that may interest you as to her name - it comes from the Old Irish word 'brig' which means 'strength.'
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I really love this piece, and everything it stands for.
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Very well done. Brigid has always been one of my favorite Goddesses.
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I love your style. It reminds me of western comic booking, but you coloring techniques soften it quite alot. Nice nice work!
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This reminds me of A Wizard of Earthsea xP Nice work
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Superb artwork. Really impressive and love the folklore too. Just love the way you have lit her face up.
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Brigid meaning("exalted one")was the daughter of the Dagda, the irish god(therefore one of the Tuatha De Danann and wife of Bres of the Fomorians. You know, in fact my middle name is Brigid spelt just like this. She has always been my no.1 favourite( 2nd being Morrigan), and you have done her great justice too, great artwork brilliant job
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such a lovely work!
i love how you made her expression!
and the silver moon.
and the fire pen.
further more, i have the same name...
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I just LOVE this picture, esp. the celtic knotting in the moon! What gave you the idea for that?
Anyway, I was wondering if you could help me...Do you, perhaps, have any links to where I could find some DETAILED descriptions of the Celtic gods/goddesses (not huge essays, but something about like what you wrote) and their symbols? Perhaps maybe even some lovely pictures, as well (like yours!)?
I'd appreciate it! ^^
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I get a lot of this from various books I have (like D'Aulaire's book of Greek Myths, or an archive I have of Gods and Goddesses), online Pantheon.org is a great resource with lots of western cultures covered, for images and some symbolism goddessmyths.com is groovy, and otherwise, Wiki is always a good source.
Hope that helps
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Thanks a WHOLE heap, mon!
Heh heh...Actually, someone else recommended Pantheon.org to me...It must be good, considering the fact that she painted a totally AWESOME pic of the Morrigan.
I am very grateful to you! THANKIES!!!
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great work on this! my friend and I are writing a story involving Brighid....she's my fav too
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I love your drawing style. ^^ The expression on her face is perfect, as is the lighting. It looks beautiful.
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Stunning work. Great lineart and colouring. And the subject of course. Perfect.
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love the hair....whole picture is beautiful
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