Witch: Circe Weaves Her Spell of Summoning
Witch: Circe’ Weaves Her Spell of Summoning
Witch” Circe Weaves Her Spell of Summoning, oil on wood, 48 inches by 24 inches, 2020
This dream vision painting illustrates the legendary enchantress Circe as she magically summons Odysseus. Through her adept manipulation of otherworldly skills, Circe captivates with her spellbinding prowess.
A key element of the painting is Circe’s familiar, depicted as a cephalopod. The creature excretes a mystical substance that forms the fabric of the spell, stimulated by Circe’s deft caresses that animate its tentacles. This mystical agitation produces a pheromonic web that, combined with Circe’s essence, manifests her desire to draw Odysseus to her mesmerizing presence.
The background of the painting features frescoes inspired by those discovered by Arthur Evans at the Minoan Palace of Minoan in Crete. These frescoes have been selectively utilized because they correlate with the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations, both of which flourished during the Homeric epics and share cultural parallels.
Explore this enchanting portrayal and delve into the ancient mythological world where magic and art seamlessly intertwine.
Awards for Witch
Circle Foundation
Certificate of Excellence
North Suburban Center for the Arts at the Banfill-Locke House
Honorable mention
The original painting is available for purchase at Saatchi Art.
Biography
Roger Williamson is a visual artist, residing and creating in Minneapolis Minnesota.
Born in Loughborough, England, in 1947 and growing up in Coventry he was inspired from an early age by the French Symbolist painters of late nineteenth-century France,
These artistic influences, in conjunction with his own esoteric upbringing and practical experiences of magick, mythology and dream control, form the matrix, a collective oeuvre upon which his paintings and writings are an extension.
Roger Williamson’s works belong to a “theatre” of life. Building upon classical myths and ancient themes the paintings invite the viewers into spheres of consciousness- characterized by ethereal portraits and kaleidoscopic color palettes.
Williamson’s practice seeks to re-enliven a kind of mystery, revitalizing the senses and questioning reality.
Using diverse creative media, whether painting or writing books, Williamson endeavours to develop techniques that materialize the sensuous dreaming experience into the language of the waking world.
Aspiring to reintroduce mystery and ambiguity back into the adventure of human existence through the creative process, encouraging artistic audiences towards “living effulgent and invigorating lives, revitalized from the secretions of our subconscious.”