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Title
The Witching Hour
Artist
Steve Henderson
Medium
Painting - Oil
Description
It is when the unexpected happens.
In folklore, the witching hour is that time of night when the supernatural and the ordinary meet, when the impossible can become not only possible, but real.
Like any term, it has its origins, and as with any term, those origins are murky. Initially, the witching hour incorporated the dark supernatural forces – witches, demons, phantasms – but today it colloquially embraces much more – destiny, charm, magic.
Intrigue. Mystique. Aura. Atmosphere. Bewitchment. Enchantment.
The woman stands in the lake – or perhaps . . . she has risen from it – and waits under deep, dark clouds. Surrounding her, a brooding forest encircles shadowy, Stygian water.
Still. Silent. Intense. Hushed. Mute. Soundless.
Behind the figure, there is light, sending its warm, healing rays across the water, dancing over the woman’s lacy shawl, gleaming richly in her hair.
Light. Shadow. Sunlight. Darkness. Goodness. Evil.
Gracefully she stands, the only movements the rippling of the water, the almost imperceptible trembling of the branches behind her as the breeze ever so gently sighs. She looks, deeply and fixedly, into the world beyond what we can see.
Seeking. Searching. Waiting, Hoping.
This is the Witching Hour, when we are not limited to the material world, bound by what we think is real, trapped in the sordid, greedy, ugly sphere of power hungry little humans who seek to own not only all that we possess materially, but our very souls and minds.
In this time, in this witching hour, we call out from the depths of our souls for something so much, much more than what the people who worship the sordid, the greedy, and the ugly offer as reality. There is a presence here, deep and powerful, enigmatic and extraordinary, unfathomable and inscrutable and . . . Good, and we wait for it, reach for it.
In the witching hour.
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May 18th, 2022
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Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… BY INVITATION ONLY! F/L
Janesville, CA - United States
Love this piece, Steve! Voted in the Invitation Only Contest in The Art Network.
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Spectacular Witching Hour composition, lighting, shading, rich colors and artwork! F/L voted
Mainz, Rh - Germany
What a stunning work of art. The picture has a wonderful light and mesmerizing magic.
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… OUR VERY BEST FOR 2022 - THE ART NETWORK GROUP FLA...! Fl
Janesville, CA - United States
Wonderful work, Steve! Voted in OUR VERY BEST FOR 2022 contest and looking forward to your wonderful work of 2023!
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Spectacular witching hour composition, lighting, shading, excellent colors and artwork! F/L voted
Port Orange, FL - United States
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… ANYTHING ARTIST CALLS THEIR BEST PAINTING! Fl
Niceville, Fl - United States
Beautiful entry in the Anything Artists Call Their Best Painting contest! voted l/f
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Spectacular witching hour painting composition, lighting, shading, beautiful colors and artwork! F/L voted
San Pedro, CA - United States
Dramatic, gorgeous art, Steve. The Witching Hour … reminds me of Casteńeda speaking of dusk in Journey to Ixtlan…find your spot, your soul is exposed… 🙂
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