Alt text: A naked anthropomorphic deer stands in a high desert alpine wooded area. It is transitioning to spring, as evidenced by the new growth around him and melting snow still around the tree bases. He looks upward and smiles, a golden torc in one hand and a snake in the other.
This painting started as a much-older commission, which I wanted to revisit after having my own experiences with paganism here in the Southwest. In particular, this painting commemorates our Beltane experience this past year, including all the particular ways the environment came together on those few days this spring.
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