Om Ganapathy- pencil sketch study

The primary sound Om (AUM) can be made by any human being whether they have the power of speech or not. It is made by the vocal chords and the mouth starting in the wide open position (Aaa), narrowing (Ooo) and closing the lips (Mmmm).

Hindus associate this sound with the deity Ganesh/Ganapathy/Vigneswaran/Pillaiyar.

There are many representations of Ganesh written with the Sanskrit script Om symbol, but there seem to be very few with the Tamil language script Om.

This is a study I have made with Ganesh represented with the Tamil script for Om.

The Elephant God... a pencil study

Ganesh, Ganapathy, Vigneswaren, Pillaiyar... many names for this deity from the Hindu pantheon. Yet images/statues have been found as far afield as China.

In Tamil literature and devotional poems he is described either as "he with the elephant face" or as being "with the head of an elephant". These studies are inspired by the latter.

I had sketched two versions focusing on the elephant aspects.

Black Saintograph China Marker on white paper as you can see from the photo below.

Labour Day 1st May 2020

1 May 2020, Labour Day holiday for some of us. Another working day for many. In the style of the old Communist Block posters.