Mana~ is a luminous meditation on divine energy, tropical beauty, and the sacred atmosphere of night. Created in watercolor and silver ink, this original mixed media painting captures the glowing presence of plumeria blossoms after dark — radiant, fragrant, and alive with spirit.
Set beneath a veil of deep blue evening, the flowers seem to hold their own light, as if infused with the mana of nature itself. Their scent, so rich and heavenly in the island night air, becomes part of the experience of the piece — a reminder that beauty is not only visual, but deeply felt. Silver ink shimmers like moonlight across the petals, adding an ethereal elegance and quiet sense of reverence.
With Mana, I wanted to express the feeling that God’s energy lives within creation — in flowers, in fragrance, in darkness, in light — and that the natural world is always speaking in beauty to those willing to feel it.
ARTIST: Christie Marie Elder
ART:~ 16" Wide by 20" High Original Watercolor Painting
FRAME: 24 3/4" Wide x 28 3/4" High w 2" Deep
MEDIUM: Mixed Media Professional Grade Daniel Smith Watercolors, semi-precious gemstone paints add luminous shimmer and lined with Silver Ink.
