Painting :: Spider Eclip-Tych

Spider Eclip-Tych by Brian C. Zickafoose

22 x 14 Inches Egg Tempera and Oil on Panel

Available as a limited edition set of canvas diptych prints on 3/4″ stretchers.

Edition of 13. Signed and Hand Numbered by the Artist.

About the Art

I was inspired to paint these two pieces during the Great American Eclipse that happened in August of 2017.

On my way to an eclipse viewing party, I was bit on the hand by a spider. OUCH!

Later as we were witnessing celestial bodies in motion, I removed my glasses for a moment and saw a jewel net blossoming outward from the sun, similar to a spider web.

The shear power of that experience combined with the potent spider medicine in my blood moved me to weave that sense of awe into a painting.

Native Americans have traditionally regarded the spider as an allegorical symbol for the creative process. I have also adopted the spider as an animal totem of my own creativity.

How incredible a creature to create and maintain such an elaborate web for its sustenance.