Goddess (2021) Mixed media, oil on canvas By Jacqueline Ripstein ©️In Goddess, Jacqueline Ripstein celebrates the divine feminine as a force of creation, beauty, and transcendence. Emerging from the heart of a red rose—the eternal symbol of love—the radiant figure of the Goddess rises, clothed in light and serenity. The petals unfold like cosmic waves, echoing both the fragility and the power of life. Beneath her feet, the checkered path symbolizes the balance between dualities: shadow and light, earth and spirit, matter and soul. Surrounded by vibrant tones and flowing forms, she becomes a living bridge between the earthly and the celestial. Ripstein’s luminous brushwork and layered mixed techniques create an atmosphere of reverence, inviting the viewer into an intimate encounter with the sacred feminine within themselves. Goddess is both an image and an initiation: a reminder of the divine presence that resides in all. Curatorial Note This painting is conceived as a Portal of Ligh...