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Glory
Virginia Lynn Anderson (Eland'Ra)
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Title: Glory
Artist:
Virginia Lynn Anderson (Eland'Ra)
Size/Medium: 20" x 28"
/Watercolor and dry pastel
About this Painting:
Mary,
Well, here I go....we've been crossing paths for quite a
while, and I've been admiring your growth, wondering when I'd be ready
to submit one of my paintings on your site. Your sharing of your
feminine triangle series has inspired me to send this painting that
I created several years ago titled "Glory".
I used a complete tube of crimson watercolor on this
piece....yes, believe it or not, it is watercolor and dry pastel....I
painted this as a post-menopausal piece to celebrate the changes that my
body has undergone.
For quite sometime, the morning glory spoke to me as an image that wanted to be painted. When I finally stopped to capture its essence I was quite surprised how it translated.
This painting was a joy for me to create and was a very sensual experience....opening up to a new side of myself as I painted. I could feel the opening of the "feminine flower", my sensual self as I painted.
The vibrancy and sensuality of the color red in all of its spectrum came into my body as the paint was absorbed in the paper. The curves of the flower and the sexual parts of the flower were wonderful to paint and to feel through the painting. That part of my being had been stifled and not given very much permission to express itself.
The passage
of life that occurred with menopause was, I felt, certainly
something to celebrate and this painting was the opportunity to let that
be revealed. I hope it inspires you or others if you choose to share it.
With love,
Virginia / Eland' Ra
Bio:
Virginia Lynn Anderson (Eland'Ra) is a self-taught artist who
works
with the
spiritual and natural realms to create her paintings. She began
her
adventures in art in 1992 when she was inspired by the beauty of
a
summer
sunset and felt the impulse to capture its majesty on paper.
Her paintings have grown in expression through a variety of media that includes watercolor, pastel, acrylic and oil pastel. While many of her paintings are created though the visionary process, she also receives inspiration through her intimate connection with the natural world.
Virginia's landscape expressions were born as an outgrowth of her work in the interior design field. Her landscapes capture the essence of the natural environment and enhance the public places where they find their new homes.
Commissioned paintings offer her clients the opportunity to have unique, site specific works of art that are created specifically to fit into interior design and architectural themes.
Limited edition giclee prints are available as a high quality, yet less expensive alternative to her original paintings.
Ms. Anderson creates Native American medicine shields and
teaches this
ancient art form in workshops for adults and children. A shield
is a
painting on leather that is sewn onto a vine or wood hoop and
then
decorated. They depict spirit guides and animal totems which are
symbolic
images, significant to the person receiving or painting the
shield.
The name "Eland'Ra" means bringing heaven to earth. It is a spiritual name given to Virginia in meditation. The intent for all of her art is to inspire others, to assist them on their path of awakening to the divine within themselves and to share the beauty of the natural world.
Her work can be found in public and private galleries, hospitals and corporate collections. She works out of her studio in West Hartford, CT.
Virginia's website will be available for viewing soon. Log onto www.craignorton.com/elandra.htm where you can see her work.
To contact her directly, phone 860-523-8943
Posted: November 21, 2004
Written by Virginia Lynn Anderson
© 2004 Virginia Lynn Anderson
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Posted: 12/23/2007
© 2004 Mary A. Gravelle
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