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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.
Christmas Card, the Santas are off to work
for ANTHONY PLASTINO lll / his picture: / hope you’ll Love this Tony…... / sorry, I could not make you scary looking…..you have an aura that glows with uncomparable charisma and a kind face that radiates warmth and gentleness….. / so I thought being Santa would best suit you…. A PS CS3 work… / the other images are from stock, the textures are from CAMERON GRAY
It’s Never to Early to post Christmas Stuff.. I love christmas.. Cant wait any longer.. This one is an Original created on canvas and Photo enhanced. /
Captured whilst travelling in Italy. / Train Station in Florence. / / Art Folders… / / Entire Portfolio / Born From This Earth – Series / Hearts At War / Vehicular works / Architecture / Travel / B&W Photography / Transitional Industrial Utopian Series / Abstract / Models and Fashion Photography
Santa Marta, Colombia ! Walking along the beach I had to improvise a bit without my tripod ! / Anyway this inconvenient gives me the chance sometimes to take pictures I wouldn’t probably take ! - / / . /
Photographed in Santa Barbara, California during a smokey morning from a nearby wild fire which created the colors in the water. Canon 1Ds Mark II / f/16 / 1/8 second / ISO 50 / 600 mm focal length
Jingle Bells Jingle Bells, / Santa’s lost his sleigh, / And where on earth has Santa gone, / In aussie-land today? Snow? In Geelong? In December? / Well, that’s the glory of Infrared!
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Santa + Fractalius !
Arlington West is an ongoing display of the casualties in Iraq on East Beach in Santa Barbara, to protest against the war in Iraq, and increase the public awareness regarding the military and political fallout of staying there. Each Sunday morning thousands of crosses, as the number of the fallen, for that day, are placed in the sand and volunteers are providing the public with up to the moment information on casualties plus individual stories on the fallen. This image was taken at memorial day 2007 as a tribute and memorial and as a cry for peace…Eyal Nahmias Nikon D70
Exif Info: / • Place: Santa Cruz, Portugal / • Date: 28.08.2007 / • Camera: Canon EOS 400D Digital / • Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm F/4-5.6 IS USM / • Shutter Speed: 30/1 second / • F Number: F/9.0 / • Focal Length: 17 mm / • ISO Speed: 400 Featured: / • October 08 – Seachanges / • March 09 – Day Hikes / • March 09 – Canon DSLR / • March 09 – Portugal / • March 09 – In Another World / • March 09 – TPW Sold: / • 3 Cards to a RB member Product Preview: / / / All artwork is Copyright © Nuno Pires. All rights reserved. My work may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or uploaded in any way without my written permission. My work does not belong to the public domain.
Photographed last year during the fires of Southern California. The smokey air created unusual colors that reflected off the water. Taken from the Santa Barbara breakwater. Canon 1Ds Mark II / 600 mm focal length / 1/8 second exposure / f/16
This one is another digital oil painting. / It started as a photo of me and a baby deer that was having a bad day. Our Chihuahua named Gumby was outside barking like crazy early one morning, so I rushed outside expecting to find a snake about to eat him up! / Nope--this crazy little dog was running around a tiny fawn that I guess he had chased till it was confused and afraid. Old Gumby thought he was an Alpha Wolf (about a foot tall) and he had “taken down” his prey—he had a serious swagger and attitude problem going on after that! HAHAHA! I gently took the baby deer and cared for it till the wildlife people could come and rescue it. This photo was taken of me holding this very fawn. Then it happened--imagination! I saw that this could be an interesting twist on Rudolph and Santa. I had to change my huge Irish nose to a more rounded Santa nose—hope you like it. / LotsaLuv, / Dale
Santa’s recruiting Detail / This piece was nominated by Ronnileigh to be showcased in Pay It Forward. Ronnileigh said: / The first time I seen “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” I fell in love with it. I can feel the emotion of the children, it tugged at my heart. The terror and tears just melted my heart. It looked to me the baby had cried itself to sleep from exhaustion. Then you have Santa looking mean and about to find them. This piece is so life like. Thank you so much, Ronnileigh, It’s a great honour to have my image chosen as your favourite work on RB.
Twin Lakes Beach, Santa Cruz, CA / Model: Nik © Rachael Harms 2008. All photographs and artworks in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Rachael Harms. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved.
Santa ditches the reindeer for a slightly more exciting ride. :) / Yeeehaaa! This pic started life as a pencil sketch. Hope you guys like it
www.cathleentarawhiti.co.nz Not quite up to standard but gotta keep that Santa train running…. / for all the children that have been good. Pay attention my boys… good children. / Inspired by the movie Polar Express. 900+ views People/Portraiture Pin-Up HDR Photography Macro Photography Architecture Collaborations Skyscapes Animals/Birds/Insects Street Photography Everyday Objects Seascapes/Rivers/All Water Summer Photography Odd/Unusual Flowers/Plants/Trees Landscapes New Zealand Abstract Humour Black and White Photography Canon 40D
Flamingo resting / sleeping at the Santa Barbara Zoo I will donate 50% of all proceeds from the sale of this image and the ones below to the American Bird Conservancy Consider these images as companions! / I will donate 50% of all proceeds from the sale of this image and the ones below to the American Bird Conservancy / Consider these images as companions! / And the T-Shirt below
Murphy was the only one of my cats who loved this toy, I do not know if it was because he was just a kitten or if it was because he was a boy. But I do know that we had a lot of fun watching him play with this Santa’s cap. “Santa’s Helper” won the challenge for the December Avatar for the DOMESTIC AND PEDIGREE CAT group. / This was in top ten in the challenge, “The Holiday Cat” in the / FOR THE LOVE OF CATS group. / Top ten in challenge “Playtime” for KITTENS group ~ 18 April 2009 / Featured in KITTENS group ~ 20 April 2009
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