Consultation Canvas Print

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Consultation
This painting has been rendered in an unusual way, by first preparing the surface with coffee grounds, and then determining the image to portray, by the pattern left behind. It is much like reading tea leaves. Due to the delicate nature of the surface treatment, it has been treated with archival varnish, for protection of the image. Original is priced as matted and framed.
A mysterious and lovely young lady steps out of another time and place, consulting an aged crow, for the wisdom it has to offer. Earthy brown, and shades of lavender, gold and red give this watercolor painting warmth. What questions does the woman ask and with what message has the raven arrived?
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According to:
http://www.druidry.org/druid-way/teaching-and-practice/druid-animal-lore
The raven is seen as a messenger between the two worlds � this and the next � and for this reason we find ravens buried at the bottom of ancient ritual pits, such as at Danebury in Ha...

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