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Waverley Art Prize Finalist / In the Moment Finalist – published
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Hand drawn and rendered… Saint Death (also known as La Santísima Muerte, and Doña Sebastiana), is a religious figure who receives petitions for love, luck, and protection. Although the Catholic Church has attacked the worship of Saint Death as a pagan tradition, many people insist on praying to this figure for miracles. Those who pray to this figure are often seeking the recovery of health, stolen items, or kidnapped family members. Saint Death is often depicted as a female figure, dressed as a grim reaper with a scythe and scales; also she can be dressed in a long white satin gown and a golden crown. In this form, many devotees view her as a variation of the Virgin Mary. / Some believe the cult of Saint Death originated from ancient witchcraft; however, Saint Death may have his/her roots in pre-Christian beliefs of the Aztec Native Americans who worshiped a similar figure by the name of Mictlantecuhtli, the god of death, along with his wife, Mictecacihuatl. The Day of the Dead (El Día de los Muertos in Spanish) is a holiday celebrated mainly in Mexico and by people of Mexican heritage. Family and friends gather to pray for and remember friends and relatives who have died. Many people believe that during the Day of the Dead, it is easier for the souls of the departed to visit the living. During the period most people visit the cemeteries where their loved ones are buried and decorate their graves with ofrendas, or offerings, often including orange marigolds called “cempasúchitl” (now usually called “Flor de Muerto” (“Flower of the Dead”)). These flowers are thought to attract souls of the dead to the offerings. A common symbol of the holiday is the skull (colloquially called calavera), which celebrants represent in masks, and foods such as sugar skulls, which are inscribed with the name of the recipient on the forehead. Sugar skulls are gifts that can be given to both the living and the dead. Some people believe that possessing “dia de los muertos” items can bring good luck. Many people get tattoos or have dolls of the dead to carry with them. The artist recommends a lighter colour tee for maximum detail. A darker tee will hide the black line work.
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The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but deliverance from fear. / ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / / -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Taken at Mackay, Queensland during a tropical storm of a farmhouse perched on top of a hill overlooking a field of sugarcane . Thank you to Redbubble for featuring Storm on the Rise on their homepage in April, 2008 and for publishing it in their book Gaia – The Living Planet. /
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these spring flowers are popping! featured on RB homepage on 17 May 2008… thanks RB!!
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It’s Easter today and my mom stopped over early to give these to me, I took a picture of them to make them last forever. Today is a beautiful sun shiny day, the sky is so blue with puffy white clouds. Well I better get busy and put the Ham in the oven….............Happy Easter !!!!!!
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Dedicated to my father who passed away 9/15/08. Ephemeral: Lasting only one day. Lasting a very short time. I created this using various old images I had laying around and played with it in Photoshop. I almost feel like I should have a poem written for this piece, but alas, i am not a writer! This piece was featured in PixElations-The Art of Photography, The Graphic Room-Graphic and Digital Art and the Live, Love, Dream group as the Top Feature Piece of the Day – 9/5/08. This piece also took 1st place in the Live, Love, Dream’s Editing Frenzy Compitetion THANK YOU!! “
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What can I say – the Equine group got me inspired again! Hope you like it!
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Malcolm & Daddy in a tender moment. Thank you Sally for writing the beautiful poem. FATHER & SON By Sally Omar / © 2008 Sally Omar A little boy being held in big strong arms / His father holding him / Keeping him from harm A love so pure it cannot fully be explained / Like the stars and the moon / And a summer rain A little boy holding his father’s face / So protected and loved / In a strong embrace FATHER & SON / Their hearts beat together / As if they were one A father who will always be there / Showing his son / How much he cares Wanting the best for his little boy / The love of his life / His unbelievable joy FATHER & SON whisper sweet words / No one else can hear / Like the magical songs of a birds © 2007 All Rights Reserved
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Digitally altered oil pastel drawing with Apophysis layers
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I borrowed this great image from Rose Moxon and added some Apophysis layers to it. If you like what you see here please check out the rest of her work at / http://www.redbubble.com/people/rosemoxon
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I borrowed this great image from Rose Moxon and added some Apophysis layers to it. If you like what you see here please check out the rest of her work at / http://www.redbubble.com/people/rosemoxon My valentines contribution ;o)
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This image is a compilation of two photos (silhouette of bird in tree and a sunset) with various filters added in Photoshop / / / / © Shelley Heath (aka Soul Creates), Copyright 2008, All rights reserved.
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A larger, clearer version of this image is available on OnExposure.net – click here to view! A special version of this image, optimized for greeting cards, is available here.
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I borrowed this Apophysis image from Mandy Moore cos I fell in love with it and needed to play with it! It doesn’t actually look much like the original now. If you haven’t seen her work you’re really missing out on something. :o) / http://www.redbubble.com/people/mistywisp
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Images from Australia / Architecture / Images from Japan / Sunsets / Water Scenes
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Apophysis composite A secret turning in us / makes the universe turn. / Head unaware of feet, / and feet head. Neither cares. / They keep turning. Rumi
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Pastel drawing and Apophysis layers Horses / Tori Amos I got me some horses / To ride on, to ride on / They say that your demons can’t go there / So I got me some horses / To ride on, to ride on / As long as your army keeps perfectly still And maybe I’ll find me a sailor / A tailor / And maybe together we’ll make mother well / So I got me some horses / To ride on, to ride on / As long as your army / Keeps perfectly still You showed me the meadow / And Milkwood and Silkwood / And you would if I would / But you never would / So I chased down your posies / Your pansies in my hosies / Then opened my hands and they were empty then Off with Superfly / Sniffing a Sharpie pen / Honey it’s Bill and Ben / Off with Superfly / Counting your bees / Oh me honey like / One two three / The camera is rolling / It’s easy like one, two, three And if there is a way to find you / I will find you / But will you find me if Neil makes me a tree / An afro, a pharaoh / I can’t go, you said so / And threads that are golden don’t break easily I got me some horses / To ride on, to ride on / They say that your demons can’t go there / So I got me some horses / To ride on, to ride on / As long as your army keeps perfectly still
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Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower) with a dark twist. This was the first of my Dark Dreams flower series, most of which I have pulled from redbubble. It was also one of my first images here. Obviously it was photoshoped. I get a lot of questions about why there are scratches on it, it was to give it an old aged look. The texture would make it a great canidate for a canvas print… hint hint ;) This is the original: / I believe this is the largest image in my portfolio, and that is because it was taken with my old 35 mm SLR, then scanned in (I have a really good scanner that scans really big) If you are seeing this image in a group for the first time, that is because I just realized it wasn’t in any groups! I must have cleared it out to make room for newer stuff. This peice was my very first one chosen on the Featured Art page and was featured in Ebony and Ivory group. Thank you! “
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Pastel drawing, scanned peacock feathers and Apophysis overlays
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I borrowed this great image from Rose Moxon and added some Apophysis layers to it. If you like what you see here please check out the rest of her work at / http://www.redbubble.com/people/rosemoxon
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I borrowed this image from Rose Moxon and added some Apophysis and Chaoscope layers to it. If you like what you see here please check out the rest of her work at / http://www.redbubble.com/people/rosemoxon
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This is another collaboration with Mandy Moore – if you haven’t seen her work you’re really missing out on something. :o) / http://www.redbubble.com/people/mistywisp Sold as a medium mounted print to an unknown buyer on redbubble
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Pastel drawing, photo and Apophysis layers
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