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Hi Guys! :wave:

I just came back home from a 10 days trip! I went to visit a good friend in Bahia, and I went to see Salvador for the first time... and what a lovely city it is! The beaches and streets are beautiful...

In there I got in contact with the Candomblé and Orishas. Candomblé is a polytheistic religion that worships a number of gods, derived from African deities. An Orisha, also spelled Orixa and Orixá, is a spirit which reflects one of the manifestations of God. To their followers, however, the Orisha are not remote divinities; on the contrary, they are vibrant, living entities who take an active part in everyday life.

The Candomblé deities have individual personalities, skills, and ritual preferences, and are connected to specific natural phenomena. Following the African belief systems from which Candomble is derived, every person is born with a "patron" god.

I met a "priest" from a candomblé center, for I got fascinated with this culture, and asked her which one was my "Patron God", and she told me, after analizing me, that I was a daughter of Iemanjá.

She is the ocean, the essence of motherhood, and a protector of children. They portray her as a woman rising out of the sea. Every February 2 in Salvador there is a celebration of Iemanjá, which involves thousands of people lining up at dawn to leave their offerings at her shrine in Rio Vermelho. Presents for Iemanjá usually include flowers, perfume, and objects of female vanity (jewelry, combs, mirrors).

So, I decided to make a portrait of my 'mother". :giggle:
Here's the most common portrait you can find of her: [link]
Long white/blue dress, long dark hair... and in the ocean, of course.

So, this is my portrait of her...
Give a hurray for Carol for painting the waves, sky and rocks all by herself! Hurray!! :giggle:


All thanks to awesome tutorials by:
`jezebel - [link]
~Fatal-mantis85 - [link]

Stock pose by lovely *Lisajen-stock - [link]

Made on Photoshop CS2. (yes, I changed. LOL!)
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Buy a TUBE of this art in my store here: [link]
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~shadoniafanforever Jan 6, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Eu tbm sou filha de Iemanjá! e de Oxum tbm! moro em Salvador. eu não acho que tão bonito não, me perdoe.
Se voce é realemente turista, obrigada por visitar minha cidade!

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~tatibalboa Dec 19, 2010
eiita eu tenho essa img há um tempo no pc, não sabia q era sua!
Linda!
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~dnalab Jun 21, 2010
Perfeição ao retratar uma mãe tão bela. parabéns.

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~maryamjoon Sep 23, 2008
odoia! it's beautiful!
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!ashes2infinity Aug 25, 2008
i love all your work!
i myself have an Oya/Chango connection

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~Moonlight-Phantom Aug 20, 2008
Muito bom, She's mine too hehe I love how you drew her, I'm shocked the priest was able to tell you who your patron was, it's usually very hard to do Congrats ^^ I'm so faving this, I love having pictures of Iemanja
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~Dennis80 Jul 31, 2008
hey guy, i´m brazilian and she´s my mother in Umbanda and Candomble too . Great work !!!

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sorry but my draws are not for children

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~true-yaoi-lover Jul 4, 2008
Your work is beautiful, your vector is really gorgeous

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~WillowRaevyn May 14, 2008
This is a wonderful picture of this particular Goddess, who also happens to be a patron goddess of mine. Thank you so much.

:D :hug:

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~irishstepdancer Mar 29, 2008
Reminds of La Luna. :D
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