Painted religion
616 creative works found
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Khepera the scarab-headed Egyptian god. Khepera, one of the earliest ancient Egyptian deities, was said to have given birth to many of the other Egyptian gods and goddesses himself by copulating with his own shadow! / Original was done in watercolor and gouache media on Arches cold-press 180lb. paper, 2007.
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watercolor
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water color
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The view of the painting at the side of the pews in a cathederal
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Gouache on paper. Early Christians appropriated much of Isis’ iconography for the Virgin Mary. She was given several of Isis’ titles – such as “Star of the Sea” (Stella maris) and “Queen of Heaven”. And traditionally, Isis was shown standing on a crescent moon or with stars in her hair or around her head, as is Mary the Virgin. / But the most strikingly similar image is that of the mother and child. Isis, too, was worshipped as a holy virgin. But although she was also the mother of Horus, this presented no problem to the minds of her millions of followers. / To them, their gods may or may not have once walked the earth: what mattered was what they embodied. The gods were understood to be living archetypes, not historical characters. / Far from being an unsophisticated and ignorant religion, Isians appear to have had a profound grasp of the human psyche. Isis was worshipped as both Virgin and Mother – but not as a Virgin Mother. / The worship of most major goddesses emphasised their essential femininity by dividing it up into three main aspects, each representing the lifecycle of real women. First, the Virgin, then the Mother, then the Crone; all three are also linked to the new moon, the full moon and the dark of the moon. Isis was understood to stand for the whole of female experience, including sexual love. The egg represents both new and renewal of life in many religious teachings through the ages, and has been appropriated in recent times for easter celebrations. Interestingly, the Virgin Mary has not always worn blue. In Russian icons she is more often in red, while the Byzantine artists in the seventh century or so usually showed her in purple. Sometimes she is in white too – she had a big wardrobe. / In fifteenth century Holland, Mary often wore scarlet because that was the most expensive cloth; the earlier Byzantine choice of purple was similarly because this was a valuable dye at that period. Several paintings of Mary from these times show her in cloth fringed with Arabic script which reads as the first of Islam’s Five Pillars: “There is no god but God, and Mohammed is His Prophet” – the finest cloths available were made by Moslems. When in the thirteenth century ultramarine arrived in Italy as the most expensive colour on the market, it was used to dress Mary. Pope Pius V standardised liturgical colour coding in the sixteenth century, since then blue has always been reserved for the Mother of Christ. So here’s my homage to life, mothers and the fascinating evolution of spiritual archetypes.
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Scheibbs / Austria – my hometown
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... and she waits… / http://www.zazzle.com/andreacreations
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loneliness
by DreaMhttp://www.zazzle.com/andreacreations
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Inspired by the frescoes in Matera (Southern Italy) / Balancing the spirtitual with science. / Watercolour and collage on paper 200gsm / 2008
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Copyright 2008-2009—© Helen Chierego / This image is protected by copyright law and is not to be used without express written permission from the copyright holder. / Images may not be copied, reproduced, altered or used for any advertising, displays, any other web sites or for any business or promotional purpose or any other way (whole or in part) without prior written approval of the copyright holder. / All Rights Reserved The blossoms on the nectarine tree are blooming beautifully at the moment (September 2008) as the southern hemisphere enters spring. I snapped the blossoms before they are blown away by the wind. Spring is always a time for renewal. A time to celebrate life. This image made me feel so good when I was creating it and still makes me feel great when looking at it. Hope it makes you feel great too! Photoshop.
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A collection of acrylic paintings. Customizable upon request.
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Acrylic Painting on canvas / Altered – cropped & digitally filter used By Nicole Whitty Copyright 2008 Has been SOLD as a Mounted Print & a T-shirt design / / / / /
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Dhikr , ذکر (Zikir in Turkish and Malay, Zikr in Urdu, Jikir in Bengali and Zekr in Persian ) (Arabic “pronouncement”, “invocation” or “remembrance”) is an Islamic practice that focuses on the remembrance of God. Dhikr as a devotional act often includes the repetition of the names of Allah, supplications and aphorisms from Hadith literature, and sections of the Qur’an.
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A Rose is so special, and Even had been used to as one of the many titles of Jesus. “Rose of Sharon”. / I wrote this poem for my beloved wife Audrey two years ago. The rose is one from my garden. I used Paintshop Pro X2 to take out some background and put in a Black background. next to photographing Children, Roses are my next great passion. 100% of all proceeds from sales of my Art, or donations made via our Charity Mission website goes to help save and better lives of extreme poor and sick in Isolated and rural villages in Africa. We take nothing out of your donation, All goes to these precious people. I invite all to please visit my Mission Africa Charity website: http://www.philadelphia33.org/ Please Visit my profile page and click on the buttons to see all my work in organised groups. http://www.redbubble.com/people/joshuatree1 Camera: Canon EOS400D. Canon Lens EF70-300 IS USM. ISO:200 WB; Daylight. Custom Sharpness increased.
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Dedicated to all the precious children who live in extreme poverty in Cities, villages and isolated regions, throughout the word. While praying for our children, let us not forget about the children who are in need of our love and help. Pray for them too. 100% of all proceeds from sale of my art, or donations made via our Mission charity website, goes to help extreme poor, sick and disabled in Isolated and rural villages. All your donations go to them. I invite all to please visit my Mission Africa Charity website: / http://www.philadelphia33.org/ Please Visit my profile page and click on the buttons to see all my work in organised groups. / http://www.redbubble.com/people/joshuatree1 Donate your art and save a child’s life!
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Drum * / / / / / / tshirts.stuartstolz.com Shirts can be custom designed to your specifications by contacting me on design@stuartstolz.com
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A reimagined piece from “awakening” and my final painting for the upcoming art show. Not really sure the size of the cabinet door but if you could have only seen how stressed I was trying to come up with a color scheme for this one. Take a step into my mind and see what meaning this conjured up: With everything that has surrounded me in the past couple months, the stress of class, unknown depression, and just the inability to be happy, the one thing that has kept me breathing is my love, but more importantly the love given to me which has kept my body warm. I don’t think I need to spell it out to ya now with my color choices. So…um…enjoy
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Springtime has arrived in England, and It always blesses me to see new growth appear. Springtime always inspires me to look closely at new birth in nature. / This was taken in Wanstead park. London. This is my first attempt at HDR. it sure looks strange.LOL. I have been so impressed lately by some HDR photography, I thought I must be at least brave enough to try. I guess I sure need to read a few tutorials. ALL PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF MY ART, DONATED ART, OR DONATIONS MADE VIA PHILADELPHIA MISSION CHARITY WEBSITE GOES TO SAVE LIVES ADN HELP EXTREME POOR IN REMOTE AND RURAL VILLAGES IN AFRICA. Donate your art and save a child’s life! See all my work in groups at:http://www.redbubble.com/people/joshuatree1 Camera: Canon EOS 400d. Lens: Canon EF70-300 IS USM.
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One of our vehicles on its way to Tunga/Zuga Village in Remote Nigeria. This is about 270 miles from our Mission centre in kujama. At the top of the road in the distance we got stuck. Even a 4 Wheel drive has great problems getting to the Village. We got stuck three more times. the kambari tribe are in great need of help. Poverty and sickness is rampant and they have no well, as it caved in. Please pray for our Mission and the precious people who sufefr so much. ALL PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF MY ART, DONATED ART, OR DONATIONS MADE VIA OUR CHARITY MISSION WEBSITE, GOES TO HELP THE EXTREME POOR IN ISOLATED AND RURAL VILLAGES IN AFRICA. I invite all to Please visit Philadelphia Mission Africa Charity website: / http://www.philadelphia33.org/ Camera: Canon EOS 400D. Lens 50-500 telephoto. WB: auto. ISO:100.
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Angel just turned 5 years old and until recently was very well. In February 2009 she became ill, and blood tests showed she was HIV+. We have been treating here with HIV/AIDS drugs since then, now she gets a good stable diet as well. The drugs will only work if the carrier has a high protein, high fiber diet. My deep passion and inspiration to help as many suffering children in remote villages in Africa, as I and the Charity can. We depend on Gods provisions and your kindness. It is with your donations we could do this. Please keep on donating and Praying. You really do make a difference. Some foolish Big organizations pump many free AIDS drugs into Africa and other countries, But many will not work as the extreme poor cannot afford good quality food. both Good quality food and the drugs work well together, and will not work effectively independent of each other. Please visit our Charity Mission Website: / http://www.philadelphia33.org/ Camera: Canon ESO400D. Lens: Sigma 50-500 Telephoto.
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oil on board
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from the mysterious east, timeless eyes. / / / this is the link to my zazzle’s andreacreations gallery / / / After you view all my products here at my RedBubble gallery, please consider loading my art to your cellphone/mobile as animated wallpapers. Thank you and enjoy your visit…... / “
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24” X 30” Oil on Canvas 10/2007 David painted this work from a scene from a prayer card he remembers as a child. The nudity of Adam and Eve was censored by authorities, and he had to make a few changes before they would let him mail it out to me.
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