Description
This wonderful painting measures 8 x 10 inches. It is on canvas board.I put 3 layers of gesso on the board for a base sanding between each layer then I draw an paint the picture. I finish the picture with 2 coats of varnish .to protect the picture and brighten the colors.I go over the fine detail up to 10 times to give the color a rich boldness. This is Hemis kachina Mana .She carries a hollow gourd and a nocked stick to make the basic rhythmical background for the dancing kachinas . Her presence is a prayer for corn. She appears with the Hemis kachina most often. Many dolls are carved for of this kachina mana and given to the children to keep and remind them of the Hopi way of life.