Ganesha, Ganapataye Namaha, Sweet playful Ganesha, Elephant-heraded Deity, Remover cheapest of obstacles, lord of the multitudes, Chibi Ganesha

I freehand sketched this Ganesha on a linooblock while teaching an art class. I find him sweet and cute.
Ganesha is everywhere in India: schoolyards, businesses, on busses... He is one of the most beloved of all deities.
He is considered the remover of obstacles and is invoked at the start of new adventures, marriages, new business, travel...
Who cheapest doesn't love an elephant-headed being?
A friend to all is Ganesha

Title: Ganapataye Namaha
Artist: Faith Stone
Medium: hand painted linoblock on mulberry paper
Date: 2022
size:
8x10 artwork in an 11x14 mat with plastic sleeve ready to frame