Kathy Crabbe

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Three New Paintings: Attunement, Love Is... & Spell Kitty

Attunement
I'd been feeling restless with my painting but with "Attunement" I achieved exactly what I wanted which was to express the inner peace, strength and harmony I was feeling in that moment. I captured that feeling by taking the imagery down to it's simplest elements. I have always said that simplicity is THE HARDEST thing to achieve in creative work; it's so tempting to keep adding more and more and more to the painting rather than to just leave it alone when it's done.

"Attunement"  8.75 x 10"  Acrylic Gouache on paper

Luv Is
Before “Attunement” I got messy and invited my inner child to have some fun!  This is what came out.

"Luv Is..."  8.25 x 10"  Acrylic Gouache on paper

Spell Kitty
I was really feeling like painting on something solid so I pulled out my reclaimed pine board which is quite thick (3/4 inches) and I intuitively chose a passage from the Motherpeace Tarot Book which turned into a spell for this Kitty Painting to help your "journey to the cool realms of intellect, a time out from the emotions in favor of a thoughtful, introspective period." (Motherpeace, p. 211, Priestess of Cups Card).

"Spell Kitty"  3.75 x 4.25"  Mixed Media on wood

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About Kathy Crabbe

Artist, writer, teacher and soul guide, Kathy Crabbe invokes faerie goddess spirituality to heal, make whole and holy. She is Mother of the Lefty Oracle and Elfin Ally Oracle decks. She’s also sort of ambidextrous. Her work has appeared in We’Moon Datebook, Sage Woman Magazine, Sawdust Art Festival and the Women’s Museum of California. Kathy writes a moon column for Witches and Pagans, is a member of Hey Grrrl Collective in Temecula, and mentors at Wise Woman University where she teaches a Divine Feminine eClass.