Tarot Empress In Pastel

Tarot Empress In The Laughterful Caress

The tarot Empress created in pastel was my original version of the Empress for my Tarot of the Morning Star deck.  However, she sold almost immediately and found a new and comfortable home in the United Kingdom.

I recreated her as an oil on canvas, which I feel emphasises a darker aspect of her personality than the one represented in the pastel.

I have always felt that this pastel version really captures the card’s image because of the gentleness brought to her because of the pastel’s softness.

Leaping Laughter Oasis OTO in Minneapolis used her image for an issue of their magazine Laughterful Caress.

Tarot of the Morning Star