The Angel, elemental of Water. Dove wings.
As I was painting this one I had a problem all the way through trying to find a position for his left arm that I liked. Eventually I just cut it off and gave him/her a Greek statuesque looking stump. It seemed like a good idea for awhile, but the more I looked at it the more I started to see that I was trying to amputate something from him/her and perhaps from myself. The element of water to me is not only a symbol for mother but it is also a symbol for the dark waters of the void and unknown, a very scary place sometimes. Upon realizing that I didn’t want to face this shadow side of myself or of this card I have him/her the arm back and to represent the shadow added the black snake.
One more thing that needs to be pointed out in this summary is the black glyph of water, the upside down triangle. There is a red material emanating from it and covering parts of the body. It represents blood, menstrual blood, and the blood of the bloodline everything on earth is subject to; we all come from a mother, even moments chained in time.