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As Above, So Below

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  Title: As Above, So Below Artist: Anawanitia Medium: 24" x 36" canvas Medium: Oil Check availability at my website: Anawanitia - As Above, So Below  I began this painting in 2009. The idea came from a dream, which I wrote about in the computer, but and unable to find it. But I found some notes back on June 18, 2009 in one of my journals. It was about the center of Earth has a rotating sun, and along the inside of the cross is another side of life as we know it, so to speak. The people lust for gold as we do, ride thermals with make shift parachutes that are attached to their pants like suspenders. There is no horizon, as the world is like a bowl. It has a dawn, daytime and dusk, but no actual sunset, because the center sun is above, and moving like an ellipse. When I first came to show this painting at several shows, it 'was before it's time' and I was chastised for it, among many other paintings I've done in the early 2000s. So like many of them, this was s
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Flying Bee

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  Title: Flying Bee Artist: Anawanitia Medium: Oil Size: 4 inches by 3 inches Support: Canvas  Date Completed: June 26, 2024 Not Framed
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Speedy Gonzales PEZ

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  Title: Speedy Gonzales Pez Artist: Anawanitia Medium: Oil Size: 4 inches by 3 inches Support: Canvas   Date Completed: June  25, 2024 Not Framed
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Jacob's Ladder

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  Title: Jacob's Ladder Artist: Anawanitia Medium: Oil Support: 18 by 24 inches on canvas  Date completed: June 12, 2024 Jacob's Ladder had been painted by many artists throughout the ages. We are blessed to have access to texts that were not available to the artists of the past. I have deeply researched this topic, and found apocryphal texts that described what Jacob saw in his dream. This is why my imagery is different from other artists. I felt completely overwhelmed with this painting. I wanted to paint something prolific, yet I was having a conflict from possible blasphemy. The depiction of the face of God at the top of the ladder. This conflict, caused me to stop painting for several months, as I am one of those types of artists who can only focus on one 'masterpiece' at a time. The hiatus in painting did not include the small oils that are eight inches by six inches. Those keep my practice up. I had resumed the painting, finished the ladder and Jacob in May 2024,
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Totality

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  Title: Totality Artist: Anawanitia Size: 9x12 inches Medium: Oil Date completed: March 30, 2024 There is nothing quite like seeing the total eclipse of the sun. I was fortunate to see it in my backyard during the 2017 totality in Oregon. It was as unnerving as an earthquake, and nothing like the partial eclipses. The entire sky went dark, you could see 360 degrees of light around the horizon. There were stars and planets in the day time. I can see why people go out of their way to totality chase. 
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Day Two Progress Report

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  Day two of trying to become a professional artist. Study number two. 
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Day One of Painting Regularly

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  I really want to hone in my skills to become a professional artist that can play in the big leagues. In other words, there are artists that I look up to and want to match their quality of artwork. Today is day one of this journey. Photo reference credit: Zack Jarosz.
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Blue Roses

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  Title: Blue Roses Artist: Anawanitia Medium: Oil Size: 8 inches by 6 inches Support: Canvas Panel Date Completed: April 25, 2022
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Potatoes, Tomatoes, Cheese and Herbs

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  Title: Potatoes, Tomatoes, Cheese and Herbs Artist: Anawanitia Medium: Oil Size: 8 inches by 6 inches Support: Canvas Panel Date Completed: April 13, 2022
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Pumpkin In Autumn

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  Pumpkin In Autumn is an original oil painting by artist, Anawanitia. This still life portrays a colorful impressionistic style orange pumpkin that is adorned with a red autumn leaf. Title: Pumpkin In Autumn Artist: Anawanitia Medium: Oil Size: 8 inches by 6 inches Support: Canvas Panel Date Completed: November 28, 2021 Signed on the back, monogram signature on the image Unframed
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