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If you don't create your own reality you are condemned to live in someone else's All original content copyright Roger Williamson  

Tag Archives: symbolism

14
Jan 2013

Odyssey Life Journey

Odyssey Life Journey A pictorial depiction of our life journey through life, Odyssey.  Oil on canvas, 36 inches by 72 inches, 2008 re-finished 2011.  Original painting available from Saatchi Art I originally finished The Odyssey in 2008, but then reworked it in the fall of 2011 for my show “God Factory”. The Odyssey, I believe, is the greatest story ever told because it is an allegorical portrayal of the unfolding drama of our lives. We are born and grow in the comfort of our family, and then, quite suddenly in our teens, are ripped out of this environment to go […]

Odyssey, an original oil painting depicting events from Homers classic poem. Roger Williamson, Minneapolis artist.
9
Jan 2013

Lost Domaine or Le Grand Meaulnes

Lost Domaine Lost Domaine (Lost Estate) Oil on canvas, 72 x 36 inches About the Inspiration This painting,  Lost Domaine, is inspired by the celebrated novel, Le Grand Meaulnes, written by  Alain-Fournier Le Grand Meaulnes—the only novel by French author Alain-Fournier—is a coming-of-age story set in rural France. Published in 1913, Le Grand Meaulnes is narrated by François Seurel, a sensitive fifteen-year-old who looks back on his formative friendship with the restless, impetuous Augustin Meaulnes. Meaulnes’s fateful journey—both literal and emotional—begins when he stumbles upon a fantastical costume party at a secret estate, where, for a fleeting moment, he connects […]

Alain-Fournier
30
Dec 2012

High Priestess Explanation

High Priestess Tarot Card, An Explanation High Priestess: The coming of the Witch Queen High Priestess Explanation The High Priestess tarot card represents what is mysterious and intriguing as well as announcing the arrival of psychic revelation. On a more everyday level, she can personify how someone sees you, your personality type and your feelings in general. While the major arcana High Priestess maintains her mystery she has power, if she were to reveal her mystery she would lose her power for mystery is energy. It is this quality of the High Priestess that gives here a correspondence to the […]

High Priestess tarot card, High Priestess how someone sees you, mystery,sphinx
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