Faces
I love painting faces. I love looking into them and seeing the emotions of that moment express themselves through their Soul. That is what I try to capture with the prayer that maybe we can see each other and respond to each other more compassionately. If you wish to see a larger image of the painting, just click on the thumbnail.
I have placed the price for the original without the frame. All of my paintings, unless noted in the description, are done on Arches Paper. Arches Paper is the same paper that Degas used for his ballet dancers. It has been made the same way since 1492, and it is made to the highest of qualities. If you decide you wish to purchase an original, please e-mail me directly at istazi@reenchantedearth.com, and I will send you pictures of how it is framed.
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Ghost Dancing With The Moon - I did this painting last year at this time. This is of a Ghost Dancer taking part at my adopted Uncle's Sun Dance on the Pine Ridge Reservation. At least it is a person I imagined. My Uncle had all of the Sun Dancer's come out at night and Ghost Dance with the Full Moon...it was an amazing experience.
Please click on the image to see a larger image. This painting just won Best In Show at the Norwood Art Festival July 2008. The original is $2000, and without a frame, $1,200
8X11.5 print matted to 11X14 $32
Limited Edition 11X14 print matted to 16X20 $70.
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Finding Buddha- This image of Buddha haunted me for awhile. I kept seeing him in my dreams, but when I tried to paint Him, I miserably failed. One day I really focused on surrendering and I found Buddha within this painting. The Buddhist Chant for Compassion and the famous Om sounds are written within the painting. The original is $250, and without a frame, $125
8X11.5 print matted to 11X14 $32
Limited Edition 11X14 print matted to 16X20 $70.
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Neda: Where Is My Vote? - This was a very emotional painting for me to do. I have several artist friends in Tehran, one of whom I feel quite close to. She and I have gone through many of the same things, and we are both artists. We connected one day through Yahoo 360, and we have been talking ever since. We have talked about doing an art show together called "Bridging The Gap", because we were bridging the gap between our two countries. Then the election in Iran happened, and everything chaned. I lived in fear those first few weeks, because I never saw her on-line. She did not take down her green banner from her website, which the Revolutionary Guard told everyone to do or face imprisonment. Then I saw Neda with millions of others around the world die such a tragic death...and then I saw videos of many more. I went up to my studio and began painting. The rose represents the hope they all felt. The hands held in a heart shape is something I saw a lot in the pictures out of Tehran, and I thought it was a beautiful symbol of peace. The green hands represent the opposition movement, and the red represents all of the people that died. On one hand Neda is written in both versions of Farsi and on the other it says, "Where Is My Vote?" I dedicate this painting to all of my friends over there...hoping we can one day do our show together. This painting is not for sale.
8X11.5 print matted to 11X14 $32
Limited Edition 11X14 print matted to 16X20 $70.
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One Life - I did this painting without ever wanting to. Blair is the son of a good friend of mine, and he was a great kid that carried a lot of baggage. It seemed that no matter where he turned he found trouble. He had an amazing heart, but couldn't take the pain of everything anymore and left all of us this past April. The painting is not for sale, and all of the money from the prints will go towards his mom to pay for the funeral bills and help start a non-profit society in honor of Blair.
8X11.5 print matted to 11X14 $32
Limited Edition 11X14 print that is matted to 16X20 $70.
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Prayer For Peaceful Coexistance - This war has created so much sorrow in two countries. I watched the face of this woman on TV. She is an Iraqi elder, and she was kneeling on the ground waiting for the soldiers to finish searching her home. I thought that is was a sad thing to see for both sides, for all sides in this conflict, and I began praying for peaceful coexistance as I painted her face. The original unframed is $200 and is on 12X16 Arches Paper. It is mixed media.
8X11.5 print matted to 11X14 $32
Limited Edition 11X14 print that is matted to 16X20 $70.
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Looking Into The Future - She was a Lakota woman at the time that they were being forced to give up their way of life and move onto the reservations. Some people on Pine Ridge now call them concentration camps...When I look at her, I see this look of fear, concern, defeat, but also hope for the future generations. I felt like she was trying to see into the future what may come for her People. The original is in the Cat's Lair Gallery in Moab, UT.
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8X11.5 print matted to 11X14 $32
Limited Edition 11X14 print that is matted to 16X20 $70.
Limited Edition Giclee 8X10 canvas is $90
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Velarde was an Apache Chief that lived to be 100. His face spoke volumes to me, and as I painted him I kept hearing him whisper into my ear, "But I had a family too. I had a home too." The original unframed is $375 and is on 14X20 Arches Paper. This is mixed media.
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8X11.5 print matted to 11X14 $32
Limited Edition 11X14 print that is matted to 16X20 $70.
Limited Edition Giclee 8X10 canvas is $90.
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There are two stories of Mary Magdalen. I prefer the Gnostic version where she is empowered, a teacher, and an equal. This is Magda, and in Southern France, where my family is from, she is the Patron Saint of Vineyards and Gardens. The original unframed is $375, and it is mixed media on 14X20 Arches Paper.
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8X11.5 print matted to 11X14 $32
Limited Edition 11X14 print that is matted to 16X20 $70.
Limited Edition Giclee 8X10 canvas is $90.
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This is a painting of Tonanzin who was the Aztec Goddess of Corn. When the Spaniards came to Mexico, they replaced her with Guadalupe. I have no idea if this is what she looked like, but this is how she shows herself to me in my dreams. I plant corn every year, and I ask for her blessing. The original unframed is $375 and is on 14X20 Arches Paper. This is mixed media.
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8X11.5 print matted to 11X14 $32
Limited Edition 11X14 print that is matted to 16X20 $70.
Limited Edition Giclee 8X10 canvas is $90.
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Sitting Bull has visited my paintings four times now, and this one seems the closest to what He wanted me to paint. When I look at this painting, I see the sadness he felt at surrendering his way of life, but I also see the pride and strength of His Spirit. The original is in the Cat's Lair Gallery in Moab, UT.
8X11.5 print matted to 11X14 $32
Limited Edition 11X14 print that is matted to 16X20 $70.
Limited Edition Giclee 8X10 canvas is $90.
Blues Faces
8X11.5 print matted to 11X14 $32
Limited Edition 11X14 print that is matted to 16X20 $70.
Limited Edition Giclee 16X20 canvas is $200.
Limited Edition Giclee 8X10 canvas is $90.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan was one of the most amazing guitar players I ever saw. He was one with his instrument, and when he played, it seemed like a spiritual experience. He could take you anywhere with those strings. He could help you feel all of those emotions you long closed away. His music brought everyone together. This painting is called, "We Sure Have Missed You." Framed this is The original unframed is $375 and is on 14X20 Arches Paper. This is an oil pastel painting.
8X11.5 print matted to 11X14 $32
Limited Edition 11X14 print that is matted to 16X20 $70.
Limited Edition Giclee 16X20 canvas is $200.
Limited Edition Giclee 8X10 canvas is $90.
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I love the music of Howling Wolf. He had a way of singing that could always bring you out of your blues. I rescued my dog below the mopac bridge in Austin, Texas. I was on the hike and bike trail in Zilker Park heading back to my car when somehow I heard him whimpering through the sound of all of those cars going overhead. I immediately scooped him up and took him home. He was terrified, and just layed on the floor looking at me, trembling. I kept petting him, talking to him in a calm voice, and nothing. I got up and put some Howling Wolf music on the stereo for me, and he immediately sat up, stared at the speakers, turned his head to the side, and his fear evaporated. For fifteen years, Chester was a happy guy. I named him after Howling Wolf...his real name was Chester Burnett. The original unframed is $375 and is an oil pastel painting on 14X20 Arches Paper.
8X11.5 print matted to 11X14 $32
Limited Edition 11X14 print that is matted to 16X20 $70.
Limited Edition Giclee 16X20 canvas is $200.
Limited Edition Giclee 8X10 canvas is $90.
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