The Rebirth

One of my favorite tales is the tale of the Phoenix. I love the entire rebirth and immortality of soul idea, that we all have a second chance to reborn and live a better life or to change to the better.


"A mythical bird that never dies, the phoenix flies far ahead to the front, always scanning the landscape and distant space. It represents our capacity for vision, for collecting sensory information about our environment and the events unfolding within it. The phoenix, with its great beauty, creates intense excitement and deathless inspiration." - The Feng Shui Handbook, feng shui Master Lam Kam Chuen

There are Chinese, Japanese, Russian (Жар-Птица), Egyptian, and Native American counterparts of the Phoenix.(Fêng-Huang, Ho-oo, Firebird, Benu, and Yel respectively). All of these birds are identified with the sun. [From [link] and [link]]

For: "My Favorite Tale" - [link] contest by

and also for :"Fairy Tale" [link] contest by


Acrylics and glass gems on canvas, 45X35 cm - my largest canvas so far! No reference used!

© Gali Lutski 2010 September
WIP - [link]