Lilith Painting

She is known to be the first female companion of Adam, much before Eve was created. legend has it that she is also the rebellious, free willed, untamed feminine force who will not submit to the domination of manmade rules. She has been reinvented and reimagined as a torchbearer of feminism. This painting is an exploration of the feminine energy/force within us and how Lilith is an embodiment of the same. For me Lilith is the eternal feminine, the unbridled force of nature, the scorching glow of sexuality, the darkness within us, the terror of the unknown, the limitless freedom we seek, the wilderness of lust and temptation, the tenderness of love and compassion, the languor of intoxication, and the power of knowledge and spiritual awakening (Kundalini). Lilith for me is duality in nature. She is strength and vulnerability fused into one. She is the symbol for all that guides our natural (animal) instincts and rebels against artificiality and control and yet she is bound by her own limitations. All in all, she is a raw force we are scared to acknowledge but when embraced with humility she strengthens us with her nurturing.