Hands of prayer...can you see the hands of prayer?

A few weeks ago, I was invigilating the O Level examinations at a secondary school. Before each examination began, all the students would say a prayer, cupping their hands. One day I was struck by a boy's hands as he prayed. He had long slender fingers and his right and left hands touched each other lightly at the finger tips, creating a graceful concave form.  At home looking over my wax studies, I suddenly saw a pair of praying hands in this work below. Can you see the hands of prayer?

Inspired, I began to make more drawings of these hands. Here they are. Can you see the hands of prayer?

Wax and Chinese ink on paper

Wax, pastel and Chinese ink on paper

Wax, pastel and Chinese ink on paper

Wax, water colour and Chinese ink on canvas board

Wax, water colour  and Chinese ink on paper

FANTASTIC MIRROR IMAGES from wax studies

The 'mirror' image (Right) was made by putting paper over the original work (Left) and placing a hot iron on it.

Melted wax from the original work (Left)  is transferred to the paper.

Interesting and unexpected effects are obtained in both the original and mirror images!

The mirror images work well on their own.

I love the speckled texture that resulted from the interaction of watercolour and wax.

Thanks again to Mr Tagusari who shared this technique of waxworks on paper with me.