Stairway to Heaven Varanasi Wood Print

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If you die in Varanasi you go straight to heaven, no more rebirth, death and afterlife. Varanasi has numerous stairs to the Ganges River where religious pilgrims come to pray, be cleansed, to die, and to be cremated. It is the most holy of the Hindu cities.

Sandra R. Hansen travels and paints around the world. During the last few years Sandra has painted numerous landscapes, from the US to Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Thailand, Vietnam, and many others. Her specialty has been India where she made numerous trips painting, teaching, and exhibiting her art. This year Sandra started a non profit organization, Artists Cultural Exchange, to help artists from around the world meet each other, paint and exhibit together. Sandra's career has taken many twists and turns before arriving in the world of painting however. Sandra first became a woodworker, building harps at Lyon and Healy in Chicago. After attending Hope College and earning a degree in Women's Studies. For eighteen years she...