#7 Ganpati

Description:

This was done spontaneously, the lines just flowed into the paper.
The lines just made sense to collaborate together to create the image of the Hindu lord who is also known as the remover of all obstacles. It seemed so appropriate for I had a mountain of paintings to complete as a tribute art!
Ganesha, also spelled Ganesh, also called Ganapati, elephant-headed Hindu god of beginnings, who is traditionally worshipped before any major enterprise and is the patron of intellectuals, bankers, scribes, and authors. His name means both “Lord of the People” (gana means the common people) and “Lord of the Ganas” (Ganesha is the chief of the ganas, the goblin hosts of Shiva). Ganesha is potbellied and generally depicted as holding in his hand a few round Indian sweets, of which he is inordinately fond. His vehicle (vahana) is the large Indian bandicoot rat, which symbolizes Ganesha’s ability to overcome anything to get what he wants. Like a rat and like an elephant, Ganesha is a remover of obstacles. The 10-day late-summer (August–September) festival Ganesh Chaturthi is devoted to him.

Size: 22″ x 34″

Material: Mixed Media on Film

Price: $528