original acrylic painting
By Chelsea Rose
8" x 10"
Fine art archival Giclee print
- Dont worry, the print will not have the text/ watermark running along the side.
-Print will come packaged with sturdy backing enclosed in an archival crystal clear envelope for protection.
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A bit about the art:
This painting is loosely inspired by Lakshmi, Hindu Goddess of fortune. She is often depicted with beautiful elephants by her side but in my version I melded Lakshmi with her elephant counterparts. Her old fashioned, fancy aristocratic dress and top hat are meant to communicate her abundance/ prosperity/fortune. I tried to incorporate a couple of the traditional symbols associated with the Goddess Lakshmi: the Lotus in her hand( evolution), Gold on the lotus, dress, in her eyes(prosperity), red/magenta/pink dress(creative activity), elephant head(wisdom, purity, charity) and peacock feather in her hat(transmutation, eternal knowing and truth.)
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A bit about the artist:
Chelsea Rose Rippel grew up on the boardwalk of Venice Beach, California immersed in an eclectic network of folk and outsider artists. Raised by a single mother and rising blues musician, Chelsea began her art instruction at the Venice Arts Mecca, a community based art program for local youth. Putting her skills to the test, as a young artist she sold paintings to the millions of tourists flooding the Venice strand.
Now creating within her cozy home studio space located in Portland Oregon; Chelsea specializes in acrylic painting, pen and ink illustration, surrealist portrait photography and body painting. The nature of Chelsea’s art is highly psychedelic, often reflecting her fascination with ancient lore, mystical creatures, the sacred feminine, metaphysical and paranormal theory. She feels that her creations are smoke signals and guides for herself and for those who are on their own journeys reaching out to grasp the rainbow roots of the soul and understand once again the cosmic truth of unity.
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