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"Epona © CHO" by Cathey Osborne

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The Celtic Goddess of Horses, this lovely lady is shown here in two aspects: human and equine. She has the great White Horse tattooed on her thigh. Behind her there are a stallion, controlled by the knotwork representation of the All Mother, and on the other side a mare and foal. Rendered in pen&ink, she awaits a final acceptable color version to go into ptoduction as a greeting card, among other things.


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27 Jul 2002:-) Rodewald
Another wonderful picture in your gallery. This one looks so realistic... Seems as if you put much thought in how to create this picture

:-) Cathey Osborne replies: "thank you! I actually had a dream about the Goddess and this image came to me. it's not exactly as the dream had it, but it is close enough."
1 Oct 200245 Epona
Just one little thingie....It's not really sure that 'the White Horse of Uffington' (the tattoo on her leg) was made for Epona. There's also a theory that claims that a person called Hengist Kent (Hengist means horse) gave order to carve this horse as his own legacy.....I personally think it's for Epona too but I just wanted to point it out..

:-) Cathey Osborne replies: "I had heard the tale of Hengst, but in my dream, the Uffington horse was very prevalent, so I added it. I like the visual line across her thigh. Thanks for the note!2"
1 Oct 200245 Epona
It is really AMAZING!!!! This is the most beautiful picture i've seen about Epona. I'm a wiccan, and Epona is my wiccan name. I've always been crazy about horses, and since I was a child the name Epona crossed my path frequently. Again, it's a wonderful piece of art!

:-) Cathey Osborne replies: "Is this the Epona from the Emerald Hills? If so, this is Denah. If not, sorry! 2 Thank you for the comment. Epona's path and mine have been crosing all my life..."
19 Jun 200345 Kathryn
I love this! Would you consider selling the line art to a rubberstamp company? I know of several that would buy this in a heartbeat. Usually when a person sells a piece like this they retain all other rights to it except to sell it to any oter rubberstamp company. You could still do it as a painting to sell to a card company.

:-) Cathey Osborne replies: "I am actually already working with Third Coast Rubber Stamps (www.tcrs.com), though if you know of others who might be interested, please let me know. I would be most happy to have the stamp rights out there and in production!2"
13 Sep 200345 Me
wow you are just really amazing gotta give you your props but wow! you are really creative! A++++++++++++++++++ its beautiful(and it seems to me that you are really into horses so am i i love them they are just so beautiful, exept there yellow teeth lol)

:-) Cathey Osborne replies: "Yellow teeth are only for those who do not brush! Yes, show horses get their teeth brushed just liek we do!2"
12 Nov 200345 Stytch
Absolutely stunning. I think we're having the same dreams, this work says it all.

:-) Cathey Osborne replies: "When I have the time to finish the others, say that again!2"
19 Jan 200445 C l a r e
I love this picture! From afar, it Epona looks although she's part of the horse's forelock... that's clever! Epona is the goddess I worship, so would it be alright if I printed this out and used it on my altar? It's such a wonderful picture!

:-) Cathey Osborne replies: "I would be honored to have my work on your altar. If you get adventurous and wouldlike a more personalized peice, contact me at smilodonart@gmail.com for info on a custom color peice."
1 Nov 200545 Disturbing unknown girl
its lovely , i coudnt ever draw that well , but that horse is creepy 162

15 Cathey Osborne replies: "Epona is not an all-sweetness-and-light goddess. She had her dark side as well, so the creepiness kind of goes with her. 2 Thanks for noticing!"
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'Epona © CHO':
 • Created by: :-) Cathey Osborne
 • Copyright: ©Cathey Osborne. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Celtic, Epona, Goddess, Horse, Tattoo
 • Categories: Angels, Religious, Spiritual, Holy, Elf / Elves, Faery, Fay, Faeries, Normal Animals (Cats, horses, fish, etc), Woman, Women, Book Illustration
 • Techniques: Black Ink
 • Views: 12155
 • Resolution: 566x515

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