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Original is Acrylic Painting on canvas. / 61cm x 61cm also available on a tshirt / eye of gaia / thankyou for taking the time to view my art and (hopefully) comment… / please have a look at my other artwork… / hope you enjoy! :) /
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Who doesn’t love the jackal headed god of mummification? A fun design for fans of ancient Egypt or anthropomorphics! Hand drawn and colored digitally. Enjoy!
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“Where There is Light, There Must Also Be Darkness”, “Every man has a good and bad angel attending on him, all his life long.” – Robert Burton (“Anatomy of Melancholy”) “Man is his own star, and the soul that can, render an honest and a perfect man,Commands all light, all influence, all fate: nothing to him falls early or too late.Our acts are angels are, for good or ill: our fatal shadows that walk by us still.” – John Fletcher (“Upon An Honest Man’s Fortune”) “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.” – Bible: 2 Corinthians (11:13-15)
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Taken in Bangkok, Thailand at the Sri Mariamman Temple. This Hindu temple was built in 1860 and is dedicated to the Goddess Mariamman. There are actually other temples such as this one in Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. I have added it to my list of things to do, that is, visit the other temples in the world.
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The sacred spiral indicates renewal and cycles of life. Sun, center of the spiral, is the Giver of Life and Warmth and all that is good. Eagle, divine spirit, chief of all the creatures in the air, the primary servant of the sun. Powerful in battle, the eagle protects the people from evil. Eagle medicine attributes include clear vision and soaring spirit. The eagle is associated with success, prosperity and wealth. Circular feather arrangements are found on pottery, in masks, prayer fans, dance costumes and on Plains “war bonnets” They are also used in decoration on buffalo hide “counts”, or story depictions in paint recounting war honors, times of historic contact and other important periods of time. In a circular arrangement, they are related to the sun, and therefore, to the Creator.
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“In Yoruba mythology, Shango is perhaps the most popular Orisha; he is a Sky Father, god of thunder and lightning. He is considered the center point of the religion as he represents the Oyo people of West Africa. / The energy given from this Deity is also a major symbol of African resistance against an enslaving European culture. He rules the color red and white; his sacred number is 6; his symbol is the oshe (double-headed axe), which represents swift and balanced justice. He is owner of the Bata (3 double-headed drums) and of music in general, as well as the Art of Dance and Entertainment.” This image belongs to a series of drafts I´ve making in order to present the new Orishas Collection. Main figure is M4; I modelled all clothing, props and accesories for him; a bit of blended layers in postwork to enhance the atmosphere. / collection
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Eleggua (Eshu) is an orisha, and one of the most known deities of the Yoruba mythology and related New World traditions. He is the owner of every road of life. His residence is at the crossroads when he is not hiding behind the front door of the home, watching all who enter and exit. He is identified by the colours red and black, and his caminos, or paths, are often represented carrying a cane, shepherd’s crook, as well as a pipe. / Eleggua must always be contented, for he can play with our lives at any moment. He opens and closes at his whim the gates to Heaven and Earth, to fortune and misfortune. He is the Messenger, the Mediator between men and the gods. Every religious ceremony must begin and end with a hymn to call upon Eleggua. A powerful ally and a hard teacher, Eleggua should always be cared for and respected. / He is a trickster-deity, and plays frequently tempting choices for the purpose of causing maturation. He is a difficult teacher, but a good one.
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Her full name is Oya-Yansan, which means “mother of nine.” / In /African) Yoruba mythology, Oya (Alternative spellings: Oiá, Iansã, Iansan), is the Goddess of the Niger River; She is seen in aspects of warrior-goddess of wind, lightning, fertility, fire, and magic. She creates hurricanes and tornadoes and guards the underworld. As the Spirit of the Wind, Oya manifests in Creation in the forms as sudden and drastic changes; she is not only responsible for weather changes, but also for the changing moods of most people. / She takes care of all graveyard gates and makes sure the dead stay where they are meant to. In addition, she has a brighter side as the santo in charge of the rainbow and all its beautiful colours. Main image is a 3D/original/cinema4D render. It was combined with several layers with background photo and painted clouds and smoke.
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“Ọṣun (or Oshun) in Yoruba african mythology, is a spirit-goddess (Orisha) who reigns over love, intimacy, beauty, wealth and diplomacy. She is worshipped also in Brazilian Candomblé Ketu, with the name spelled Oxum. / Oshun is beneficient and generous, and very kind. She does, however, have a horrific temper, though it is difficult to anger her. She is associated with the color yellow, metals gold and copper, and anything of beauty; her favorable day of the week is Saturday, and the number she is associated with is 5. / Her symbols are mirrors, jewelry, honey, and golden silks. / She is the Yoruba understanding of the cosmological forces of water, moisture, and attraction. Therefore she is omnipresent and omnipotent. / Oshun is the force of harmony. Harmony we see as beauty, feel as love, and experience as ecstasy.” / (extracted from various internet sources).
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Somewhere in Southern Poland. Look at the crossroads. It’s that dot between the Northern and the Eastern road.
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/ The Morrigan is a Celtic goddess of battle, strife, and fertility. Her name translates as either “Great Queen” or “Phantom Queen,” and both epithets are entirely appropriate for her. The Morrigan appears as both a single goddess and a trio of goddesses. The Morrigan frequently appears in the ornithological guise of a hooded crow. She is one of the Tuatha Dé Danann (“Tribe of the goddess Danu” or the land of the Faries) and she helped defeat the Firbolg at the First Battle of Mag Tuireadh and the Fomorians at the Second Battle of Mag Tuireadh. She is often read about in books that are about the Fae. She appeared to the hero Cu Chulainn (son of the god Lugh) and offered her love to him. When he failed to recognize her and rejected her, she told him that she would hinder him when he was in battle. When Cu Chulainn was eventually killed, she settled on his shoulder in the form of a crow. Cu’s misfortune was that he never recognized the feminine power of sovereignty that she offered to him. She appeared to him on at least four occasions and each time he failed to recognize her. 1.When she appeared to him and declared her love for him. / 2.After he had wounded her, she appeared to him as an old hag and he offered his blessings to her, which caused her to be healed. / 3.On his way to his final battle, he saw the Washer at the Ford, who declared that she was washing the clothes and arms of Cu Chulainn, who would soon be dead. / 4.When he was forced by three hags (the Morrigan in her triple aspect) to break a taboo of eating dogflesh. / / Resources: Background: Funky Terrain by MatrixStock http://matrixstock.deviantart.com/art/Funky-Terrain-2-72714593 and Misty Ocean by LucieG-Stock http://lucieg-stock.deviantart.com/art/Misty-ocean-1-104660883 Woman by dazzle-stock http://dazzle-stock.deviantart.com/art/No-Sleep-For-The-Wicked-108278956 Crow brushes by lugubrum-stock http://lugubrum-stock.deviantart.com/art/Lugubrum-stock-crowbrush-53834827 All artworks contained herein have been created in Photoshop CS3 or Photographed, by Adara Rosalie, and are all original artworks. / My gallery is Copyright © 2008-2009 Adara Rosalie. All rights reserved. My work may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or uploaded in any way without my written permission.
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A painting of a photo I liked by Koby – Ved-ava I’m not sure it’s quite finished yet, but nothing I do ever is..
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In Yoruba mythology, Ogun (or Ogoun, Ogun, Ogou) is an orisha, who presides over fire, iron, hunting, politics and war. He is the patron of smiths and is usually displayed with his attributes: machete or sabre, rum and tobacco. / He is the traditional warrior and seen as a powerful deity of metal work, similar to Ares and Hephaestus in Greek mythology and Visvakarma in Hindu mythology. / In the religious tradition of the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé, Ogun (as this Yoruba divinity is known in the Portuguese language) is often identified with Saint George. However, Ogun may also be represented by Saint Sebastian. Officially Saint Sebastian is the patron saint of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. / In all his incarnations Ogoun is a fiery and martial spirit. He can be very aggressively masculine—much like the spirit of Shango. He is also linked with blood, and is for this reason often called upon to heal diseases of the blood. / (Extracted from Wiki).
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All The Materials Contained May Not Be Reproduced, Copied, Edited, Published, Transmitted Or Uploaded In Any Way Without My Permission. My Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. / © Danilo Lejardi: using this image for any purpose and in any way, without prior permission, may lead to legal action An Orisha is a spirit or deity that reflects one of the manifestations of Olodumare (God) in the Yoruba spiritual or religious system. This religion has found its way throughout the world and is now expressed in several varieties which include Candomblé, Lucumí/Santería, Vodou, Shango in Trinidad, Anago, Oyotunji as well as some aspects of Umbanda, Winti, Obeah, Vodun and as well as many others. These varieties or spiritual lineages as they are called are practiced throughout areas of Nigeria, the Republic of Benin, Togo, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, and Venezuela among others. As interest in African indigenous religions (spiritual systems) grows, Orisha communities and lineages can be found in parts of Europe and Asia as well. While estimates vary, there could be more than 100 million adherents of this spiritual tradition worldwide. All basic images were created with cinema 4D. (CINEMA 4D is a commercial, cross-platform, high-end 3-D graphics application, produced by MAXON Computer, Germany.)
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All The Materials Contained May Not Be Reproduced, Copied, Edited, Published, Transmitted Or Uploaded In Any Way Without My Permission. My Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. / © Danilo Lejardi: using this image for any purpose and in any way, without prior permission, may lead to legal action. I specifically created this one as the cover image for the The Orishas Collection Calendar. / Some fellow artists have expressed their desire to take a larger view of it; so here it is. / Main figures were created with cinema 4D. The 3D divination tray was created by artist Artpearl for this project.
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All The Materials Contained May Not Be Reproduced, Copied, Edited, Published, Transmitted Or Uploaded In Any Way Without My Permission. My Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. / © Danilo Lejardi: using this image for any purpose and in any way, without prior permission, may lead to legal action In Yoruba mythology, Egungun-Oyá is a goddess of divination. “Egungun” refers to the collective spirits of the ancestral dead. / Egungun is a part of the Yoruba pantheon of divinities. The Yoruba religious system is sometimes referred to as the ‘Yoruba Religion’ or simply ‘Orisa Worship’. / In the tradition of Orisa and ancestor worship, the Egungun represents the “collective spirit” of the ancestors. Ancestor worship or reverence is everywhere in traditional Africa. Egungun is a part of this worship. This is basically a cinema 4D render; though I had to draw and to blend several layers in order to enhance the whole atmosphere. / ( CINEMA 4D is a commercial, cross-platform, high-end 3-D graphics application ). / Thanks for stopping by.
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(please view large) / © 2009 Danilo Lejardi / He is the Orisha of the earth, agriculture and crops, as well as the patron of agricultural workers. Orisha Oko is the judge that settles disputes among the Orishas. On earth, he’s an arbiter in arguments, especially among women. He assures the prosperity of the earth and is responsible for all food. / He has been also considered as the great fertilizer of the land…
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All The Materials Contained May Not Be Reproduced, Copied, Edited, Published, Transmitted Or Uploaded In Any Way Without My Permission. My Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. / © 2009 Danilo Lejardi —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— A Major Orisha. Ochosi is the divine hunter. He is the orisha that also lives in the forest and is always accompanied by Elegua and Ogun. Ochosi also know as Oxossi, Ode Mata, is a well known magician. Ochosi has great knowledge and usage of all the herbs known in the forest. His implements are a bow and arrow that he constantly has with him in which he uses for his hunt. / Ochosi is also the orisha of justice. Justice for the reason that he is always hunting righteousness. All law enforcement individuals are said to be under his protection and guidance. / His role as an often solitary figure in the wilderness lends him another role as a shaman. Oshossi is connected with all hunter cultures as well as the caboclos in Brazil know as the spirits of the native American dead, as well as the nature spirits of the forest. Oshosi is most important to the people of Brazil in Candomblé (a Latin American religion derived from the traditional spiritual practises of the Yoruba people of West Africa), as the Amazon Rainforest brings this element in Candomblé more than it is found in its cousins, the island religions of Cuban Santeria and Haitian Voudoun.
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Please view large / © 2009 Danilo Lejardi / / Main figure is a Cinema 4D render. Photo/background/foreground images were blended with Photoshop; there´s also a bit of digital painting. / (CINEMA 4D is a commercial, cross-platform, high-end 3-D graphics application, produced by MAXON Computer, Germany.) / / Yemaja (Yemalla) is a mother goddess, originally of the Yoruba religion, who has become prominent in many Afro-American religions. / In (Cuban) Santeria, she is seen as the mother of all living things as well as the owner of all waters. / Her number is 7 (a tie into the 7 seas), her colors are blue and white (representing water). / She rules the sea, the Moon, dreams, deep secrets, ancient wisdom, ocean secrets, the collective unconscious, and the surface of the ocean, seas, and lakes. / In Africa she is known as Mama Watta, Mother of Waters.
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Navajo Ye'ii
by SenaYe’ii (YAY-ee) Navajo Ye’ii Spirit, is a depiction of an irit considered by the Navajo to be a go-between between man and Creator. Ye’iis control natural forces in and on the earth, such as day and night, rain, wind, sun, etc. A very special kind of ye’ii is the Yei’bi’chai, grandparent spirit or “talking God” who can speak with man, telling him how to live in harmony with all living things by following a few rules of behavior and using only the basic things he needs to survive.
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a fractal, done in FraxPlorer, then changed in PSPX and with some filters. close-up view is recommended
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© 2009 Danilo Lejardi / Paths Of Eleggua/Eshu Calendar Basic images were done in Cinema 4D; also blended some photo/layers, and did a bit of digital painting. (Cinema 4D is a commercial, cross-platform, high-end 3-D graphics application). Elegua is the orisha who opens and closes all paths to mankind. / There is said to be 101 paths of Eleggua, ranging from a young child to an old man with lots of knowledge. There is also a path of Elegua where the essence is of a woman. In more than half of Elegua’s paths, he is a young child that sits on corners, mountain tops, seashores, hospital entrances, cemetery gates and so on. He has many names as he has been called Elegba, Elegbara, Legba, Eshu or Exu. Elegua is seen all around the world. All The Materials Contained May Not Be Reproduced, Copied, Edited, Published, Transmitted Or Uploaded In Any Way Without My Permission. © 2009 Danilo Lejardi Paths Of Eleggua/Eshu Calendar
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