VIII. LA JUSTICE

VIII . LA JUSTICE
30x15cm
pen, ink & gouache on watercolor paper

The card was picked on 15th July, finished on the 18th in the early hours of the morning.  

It's one of those cards I've always been slightly worried by, even bothered by - the character seems at first glance quite cold and characterless.  This is part of its perfection - its imperfection.  At first one perceives symmetry, equilibrium ... but looking closer, everything is slightly off-set.  In the Tarot, perfect symmetry would be a profanity.  The color-symbolism complements this notion, particularly chez La Justice.  The active parts of the composition are flesh-color, showing the humanity and fallibility of Justice.  The scales are slightly off-balance - perhaps owing to the slight play of fingers in the figure's left hand.

This is the fourth card selected.  To recapitulate (for numerological interest) that gives me, in this order :

1 : 7 
2 : 14
3 : 6 
4 : 8

My fiancée and collaborator kindly selected the next card, which I am about to begin.  I can only reveal that it has got my head in a spin ...

WHO'S NEXT ?

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