Haumea, Original oil painting
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Title: Haumea
Series: Wandering Stars / Stellae Errantes
Original oil painting by Sarah Soward.
Oil on canvas.
36x36 inches.
The canvas is stretched on 1.5 inch stretcher bars.
Haumea is inspired by the Hawaiian goddess of the same name and the dwarf planet named for her. The dwarf planet has two moons, so there are two tiny young elephants in the ulu tree with the main elephant. The goddess is a guardian of Hawaii and is associated with fertility, motherhood, and foodstuffs (like the ulu/breadfruit tree). She can shapeshift, and one story tells of her transforming herself into a tree.
Why is this planet-goddess painting an elephant and not a person?
1. I'm a wildlife artist.
2. It's part of a series of elephant paintings that draw inspiration from the planets and dwarf planets of our solar system. This series combines a little astronomy with some profound mythology to create meaningful artwork.
Original Art will be shipped from the art studio in California.
Limited Edtion Prints (while supplies last) will be shipped from the art studio in California.
Open Edition Prints are made-to-order prints. Most of these are printed in a trusted print house near you and shipped directly to you from there.
This is more ecologically friendly. It also keeps international shipping costs down for Open Edition Prints because they are not necessarily shipped from the U.S.
