The Myanmar Mystical Bird Couple Bagan Sand Painting on canvas measures 18" x 28".

Kanenaree (Kanenayar) is a very gentle mythical bird with a human head and torso.  It is also a symbol of true love. Kanenaree is a male. Kanenayar is a female. Kayar people believe that they decended from kaneree and kaneyars.

Bagan Arist History:

Bagan's artist community emerged following a terrible earthquake in 1975. In the turmoil generated by the earthquake, which saw hundreds of pagodas collapsing, locals gained access to the temples and started to copy the murals on carbon.

Paintings sold at the temples are drawn using a sand technique, a peculiar aspect of Bagan art. The process consists of sketching replicas of murals with a stylus on a piece of cloth, which is then covered by acrylic glue. Then sand is sprinkled over the cloth, precisely following the lines from the drawing. Once the glue is dried, paint is added, giving the finished painting a colorful touch to the motif. It takes several days to finish a large-scale painting. The technique requires patience and skill.