Tahirih Goffic Fine Art

Rare photos of me working! Thanks to the hubby who snuck up on me. I’m still working on this piece. I’m happy to say that I made it past the ugly stage without giving up but there’s still so much to do! #workinprogress #wip #conceptart #visionaryart #wolfpainting #figurativeart #wildlife art #artistatwork #bellacoolaartist #bellacoolavalley

A little write up on the process for Danu on my blog. Click through if you'd like to read it. 24" x 30" oil on gallery wrap, Copyright Tahirih Goffic, 2021. After hanging this on the wall at my cafe, a friend asked, "Who is She?" I honestly had no answer for him. I wasn't sure. She was just there, in my head, and I hadn't put much thought into the who. So I sat down later that week and meditated on the question.... https://paintingmommy.wordpress.com/2021/04/07/danu/

I finally got a good photo of this gal...I’m calling her Danu. In meditation, I asked who she was, and that is the name she gave. Interestingly enough, Danu, in the Celtic religion, is the earth-mother goddess...who was honoured under various names from eastern Europe to Ireland . She is an ancient Irish triple goddess who is considered the Great Mother of Ireland. She is the Mother of the Irish gods and faery people, the Tuatha Dé Danann , which literally means the P...eople of the Goddess Danu.. . This image arrived in my mind fully formed...I’m not sure where she came from. She wasn’t an idea I had for a painting, she was just a painting I hadn’t painted yet. I haven’t worked in this way since I was a child, and it’s way out of my comfort zone! I usually work from a single photo, not from my imagination, so it’s very new to me. It’s exciting and scary at the same time, but now that I’ve allowed the door to open, it’s like a flood of images wanting to be painted! #conceptualart #opusbeyond #imaginativerealism #goddessart #goddessdanu #visionaryart #figurativeart #oilpainting See more

Another fabulous painting by my son, @jacobpaintsthings ,Jacob! He’s even posted a time lapse. Go follow him on Instagram! #proudmom #digitalpainting #mykidsart #sotalented

DISCLAIMER!! NOT a FINISHED PAINTING!! I’ve been reluctant to share anything with you all until this huge monster stopped looking horrible, but it’s been ages since I’ve posted and I wanted to show you something! This at least shows almost the first layer of paint. I wish it was faster, but I’m sure there’s at least three more layers to go. I know my plan for the trees has changed again, so they’ll be different, and there will be much more ground showing through the snow. So...much...left to do! This is an awful photo, too. The glare in the left corner is from the ceiling light. #workinprogress #hugepainting #somuchlefttodo #oilpainting #conceptart #wildlifeart #figurativeart #archetypalart #whatsthestory #bellacoolaartist

Last painting of 2020! Working on catching a likeness with this one. How’d I do? I’ve actually finished 3 others in the last few days as well, and I hope to get around to posting them this week. #oilstudy #portraitstudy #fanart #thomasshelby #cilianmurphy #bellacoolaartist #oilpainter #peakyblinders

Ireland, I miss you. I hope I can come back to visit one day... #watercolorpainting #watercolorpenandink #landscapepainting #watercolorlandscape #itishlandscape #dinglepeninsula #annascaul #irelandart

I was looking for something in a drawer in my studio today and came across this little study on canvas that I made for a big painting that I still need to put back on stretcher bars. I was proud of this one!! The big painting is pretty cool but I think I captured what I was looking for in this study anyways...#figurativeart #figurativepainting #firedancer #hawaiianfiredancer #hawaii #oilpainting #bellacoolaartist #dragonflystudiogallery

A fun little doodle of my witchy daughter for tonight. I have finally finished up all of my commissions for 2020. Can’t wait to begin some new projects that I can actually show you! #witchesofinstagram #pencildrawing #sketchbookdrawing #mooncycles #witchfire @hrhiannon09

My 2021 Cutsie Animal Calendars have arrived! They are $25 each, plus tax. There are a limited quantity so let me know if you would like me to put one aside! #2021calendar #watercoloranimals #cuteanimalcalendar #tahirihgofficfineart #dragonflystudiogallery #bellacoola

Playing with ink and watercolour in my sketchbook to entertain my muse while I work on my list of commissions before Christmas. There’s a hollow stump like this that I see on my daily walks and I always envision it with it’s own Dryad, or tree spirit. Here she is...#watercoloursketch #sketchbook #playingwithpaint #dryad #treespirit #mythologyart #fantasyart #castles #faerie

It seems like I’ve been working on commissions forever and I realized that I’ve entirely neglected posting anything on here in ages! Here is one of my favourites of my son from quite a few years ago. Dreams of Flying 16in x 20in oil on canvas. #portraitpainting #oilportrait #magicalrealism #oilpainting #bcartist #bcpainter #bellacoolaartist