tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57848212316171340262024-03-12T20:52:32.618-07:00Artwork in progressVisuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-37553948696828656362024-01-25T04:09:00.000-08:002024-01-25T04:09:57.811-08:00Thresholds - liminal space<p><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"> Back on the iPad here are some experiments playing with the Procreate App</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yI-FkNDMPZQWraiLWvk9nvV17T2h6shJLz5cAdBtYxI-MYji4CG7t2dVjcxFD4vWXgmxSAJMyzR__beMkXDT-kJ0_PTDk3NY87M7ANN46SzVd0nxwnrf8q2RuEp5ElLAvVm9uMk4ozdO71NEmG5vt68jWq59qhiS0sEpCpU-baq21yJPNy3zAkT9VC8/s1419/IMG_1504.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1419" data-original-width="1064" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yI-FkNDMPZQWraiLWvk9nvV17T2h6shJLz5cAdBtYxI-MYji4CG7t2dVjcxFD4vWXgmxSAJMyzR__beMkXDT-kJ0_PTDk3NY87M7ANN46SzVd0nxwnrf8q2RuEp5ElLAvVm9uMk4ozdO71NEmG5vt68jWq59qhiS0sEpCpU-baq21yJPNy3zAkT9VC8/w300-h400/IMG_1504.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: verdana;">A few fiery sketches in my continuing exploration of the elements. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jN0dP__0_tW3QlaDgPjv5fNIaaFq0khZtgVPSIOOEAisdV21lozizdiDlxBy42l7YQc-I9ZRt8Dq5Ir6RFj5cCrURsrDijCp35nJ2Wd0PVYpubAYCbb1faZqAOmqYyLWYRfEnj5ppTs7ogN7lJ_OXRgShRUPfjy2BdnrQ9_XOCtE8hw-vvLLHoDhx80/s3935/IMG_1114.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3935" data-original-width="2535" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jN0dP__0_tW3QlaDgPjv5fNIaaFq0khZtgVPSIOOEAisdV21lozizdiDlxBy42l7YQc-I9ZRt8Dq5Ir6RFj5cCrURsrDijCp35nJ2Wd0PVYpubAYCbb1faZqAOmqYyLWYRfEnj5ppTs7ogN7lJ_OXRgShRUPfjy2BdnrQ9_XOCtE8hw-vvLLHoDhx80/w258-h400/IMG_1114.jpeg" width="258" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: red; 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Multiplying, transforming and layering the image I made variations on my iPad. The original collage is the first image followed by three of my favourites from the sequence.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2-ifqHAf-MnnOVZJmU1-gan1U9d_OgFejF4N3Bsz9B12CMbpV90VZGyxZmlLS-4fdGhQJXuzRZGK9FB_2VHc0m9f-Qc5R7tdpWQIwPRf-rKp8tF5-LFoE5pVy-vfnbflKy5DYQGh7vNxN9UWmVSsdTR3IIegpZqa-SG4TaMv8GCH8oBuEMoalF0_Xi0/s3303/IMG_1068.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3303" data-original-width="2730" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2-ifqHAf-MnnOVZJmU1-gan1U9d_OgFejF4N3Bsz9B12CMbpV90VZGyxZmlLS-4fdGhQJXuzRZGK9FB_2VHc0m9f-Qc5R7tdpWQIwPRf-rKp8tF5-LFoE5pVy-vfnbflKy5DYQGh7vNxN9UWmVSsdTR3IIegpZqa-SG4TaMv8GCH8oBuEMoalF0_Xi0/w330-h400/IMG_1068.jpeg" width="330" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76EkeAaoYOjLKaLXF1CpuWXGLniD6qeQ8QvjyrP5wrJ2H0WVDJy0wLWGt0QbkxeE39CpxRr82Y3INxiuHNo8nntu9KNBc6duVNdc_7N4Jww6eSgs3_KmNYp_HNNOZN4lWwM9EFPL6VBecvntrEFO1g-0-KDuzOWgrfQ-HoJAwGwB78OyS0-9gm3Z2oFw/s2732/IMG_1451.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76EkeAaoYOjLKaLXF1CpuWXGLniD6qeQ8QvjyrP5wrJ2H0WVDJy0wLWGt0QbkxeE39CpxRr82Y3INxiuHNo8nntu9KNBc6duVNdc_7N4Jww6eSgs3_KmNYp_HNNOZN4lWwM9EFPL6VBecvntrEFO1g-0-KDuzOWgrfQ-HoJAwGwB78OyS0-9gm3Z2oFw/w300-h400/IMG_1451.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDteLgDV0o82mNvMIwxqRDEo8OYV57XnntgXbB5LxYNEfK35PdOt4V7JCI56wxtQFp_AbHrsu3b67-RR53kEowYth30gpM5GG3lEYKbeP-e65sr8FiJsp4fkWA9hbn_h9SoLviS6Z438aHyuhv4ksga-sRVWGUk_VEBsWaFCwAdQUiOhO4rBSaGQ0-NQ/s2732/IMG_1458.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDteLgDV0o82mNvMIwxqRDEo8OYV57XnntgXbB5LxYNEfK35PdOt4V7JCI56wxtQFp_AbHrsu3b67-RR53kEowYth30gpM5GG3lEYKbeP-e65sr8FiJsp4fkWA9hbn_h9SoLviS6Z438aHyuhv4ksga-sRVWGUk_VEBsWaFCwAdQUiOhO4rBSaGQ0-NQ/w300-h400/IMG_1458.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pmvEg4iGR7q-L_eYGU2yW-3xxL0HSngY22Y13NxDkkQSoBa1isihMdTDzgGslWbbpsZ5CkA_p7oOopy7l_3J6SuHuTmeZezlmqhHWZK0upBljux5N8JlaAXoOPQvJNTKY8ha2_uynBdfIi07BKrgfvt-XjqSwQE5Y2dS9tGuT7f5DSMpMbiaOzE4qX8/s2732/IMG_1455.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pmvEg4iGR7q-L_eYGU2yW-3xxL0HSngY22Y13NxDkkQSoBa1isihMdTDzgGslWbbpsZ5CkA_p7oOopy7l_3J6SuHuTmeZezlmqhHWZK0upBljux5N8JlaAXoOPQvJNTKY8ha2_uynBdfIi07BKrgfvt-XjqSwQE5Y2dS9tGuT7f5DSMpMbiaOzE4qX8/w300-h400/IMG_1455.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-32085169059373394762024-01-06T07:28:00.000-08:002024-01-06T07:28:31.648-08:00Ratnadakini, Sky Dancer of Earth and Jewels<p><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: verdana;"> Next in the series of small circular paintings of the five wisdom dakinis. Ratnadakini is accompanied by Ratnasambhava's horses (they support his lotus throne) and dragons. For me dragons are wisdom beings akin to Nagas and also symbolise the freeing of the subtle energies of the body.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPGlXPGMXs6NFmIYZUgReQgFgtg1i2N6EKlRSYaBBQC1mTSUvtIMpMgcx6bFszahvOieuD6Tzrr8wtLKVIV2XctG775NTZcaiNJZp0euu3yyTcVmksDTLrMQVWEgPmAb6D03FniyQR9-x34Hd_ejT7zAA4-Geydahrq-ehyphenhyphen_SvbK-EaHDhuKFUcuUAfs/s2975/IMG_1180.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2975" data-original-width="2975" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPGlXPGMXs6NFmIYZUgReQgFgtg1i2N6EKlRSYaBBQC1mTSUvtIMpMgcx6bFszahvOieuD6Tzrr8wtLKVIV2XctG775NTZcaiNJZp0euu3yyTcVmksDTLrMQVWEgPmAb6D03FniyQR9-x34Hd_ejT7zAA4-Geydahrq-ehyphenhyphen_SvbK-EaHDhuKFUcuUAfs/w400-h400/IMG_1180.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-6207842343176314752023-12-29T05:10:00.000-08:002023-12-29T05:10:47.701-08:00Magic City Doodles<p><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"><b> More ideas for ways to make an image of the Magic City of the White Lotus Sutra.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;">My current exploration across all themes is the interplay between spontaneity and planning. Improvisation versus structure. Making a surface combining different kinds of wet and dry media on paper.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 217, 102);">In today's doodle I play with light and dark using tinted charcoal and gold pen, thinking about pyramids, the sun and moon and a stairway to heaven.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBO9hcWcoFMFiKMd_vUdmxqRpE6BJbvPR_rphnxo7JzPX6Ny-uB8rMNuMwfpExyYSm5wjW4Zq9Cj9cBHdWq5vJAh42oQN0NDkqd5n5CxHczPvnPE7_8BGD0M0rQaHjTiTqzp9MAHySmbTXu-qble0ekMN7xSXjpfZRhLJLIaqUVMduCaXATd-ZcS7Xvc/s2704/IMG_1163.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2528" data-original-width="2704" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBO9hcWcoFMFiKMd_vUdmxqRpE6BJbvPR_rphnxo7JzPX6Ny-uB8rMNuMwfpExyYSm5wjW4Zq9Cj9cBHdWq5vJAh42oQN0NDkqd5n5CxHczPvnPE7_8BGD0M0rQaHjTiTqzp9MAHySmbTXu-qble0ekMN7xSXjpfZRhLJLIaqUVMduCaXATd-ZcS7Xvc/w400-h374/IMG_1163.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 217, 102);"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 217, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 217, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 217, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 217, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 217, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 217, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 217, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 217, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 217, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 217, 102);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 217, 102);">And this is an earlier mixed media sketch (pastels, water, marker pen) - there surely are gardens and music in the magic city. .</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhiLj19wpqbznkzPcbYA1_rPufvXdf-idYQPPtBGcBpdAoCi18we_fFZdQjPO5692FtaJpTBUjmnvvlTmEpzh28of4j8wIMEk7YSsxznwLq17V46SCsYzigmQzJvhEB_r1FkQyQcNwwCYrO7h3W-9huDETTWFCvvbgShbzSLrTfL4ffjBVkrFZiJk98I/s3300/IMG_1164.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2308" height="571" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhiLj19wpqbznkzPcbYA1_rPufvXdf-idYQPPtBGcBpdAoCi18we_fFZdQjPO5692FtaJpTBUjmnvvlTmEpzh28of4j8wIMEk7YSsxznwLq17V46SCsYzigmQzJvhEB_r1FkQyQcNwwCYrO7h3W-9huDETTWFCvvbgShbzSLrTfL4ffjBVkrFZiJk98I/w399-h571/IMG_1164.jpeg" width="399" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 217, 102);"><br /></span></span><p></p>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-4747746679788880912023-12-08T07:09:00.000-08:002023-12-08T07:09:41.889-08:00Solid Air<p><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: verdana;"> A few studies from my sketchbook using oil pastels and watercolour aiming to express a sense of the element of Air symbolised by a green crescent bowl. The pastel sketch of the stupa is here to give the image context of the green crescent of air.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4VfOIpEYTCp_5kbh4BwOlmV6NoMir8Csd6z8Pe__KuG1TDHgYDYbEJmE1OgudmwBPADW2c8IShE44CS4W382TCJkGQ4-_nwU5wyQk0FUEGWwzsr8cTO3BNcR8ETKZoq-igIqPktELBV5FAhLNzX3GLQICQlvMLWOFBeb5G27-B7SLhhTbXaofldqwprg/s3775/IMG_1105.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3775" data-original-width="2488" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4VfOIpEYTCp_5kbh4BwOlmV6NoMir8Csd6z8Pe__KuG1TDHgYDYbEJmE1OgudmwBPADW2c8IShE44CS4W382TCJkGQ4-_nwU5wyQk0FUEGWwzsr8cTO3BNcR8ETKZoq-igIqPktELBV5FAhLNzX3GLQICQlvMLWOFBeb5G27-B7SLhhTbXaofldqwprg/w422-h640/IMG_1105.jpeg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-69630616935812374772023-11-28T06:57:00.000-08:002023-11-28T06:57:36.940-08:00Crystal Vase of Seasonal Foliage <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqhc3UXPUkyVuYLvqByvx4Qg8Sn_R2iZ7DLau5rB_R8p6qBo6JGwzwebcJMQuHT_N3vCUJxbw9NlTk0PXo2C-o8OiIohikIeBEeYrcA08fvBx8BWzm-gK1aOabteoLkNJ9U0Y9QmKKll5R7DFPDBpU5VLxQ-SD2hA0ytKKEDdqdBbqGc2DDGXg2vsPc4/s2732/Crystal%20_Vase.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqhc3UXPUkyVuYLvqByvx4Qg8Sn_R2iZ7DLau5rB_R8p6qBo6JGwzwebcJMQuHT_N3vCUJxbw9NlTk0PXo2C-o8OiIohikIeBEeYrcA08fvBx8BWzm-gK1aOabteoLkNJ9U0Y9QmKKll5R7DFPDBpU5VLxQ-SD2hA0ytKKEDdqdBbqGc2DDGXg2vsPc4/w300-h400/Crystal%20_Vase.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-42127869888137422852023-11-11T08:09:00.001-08:002023-11-11T08:09:34.776-08:00Dancers<p><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: verdana;"> A theme I return to from time to time - here are two sketches.</span></p><p><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: verdana;">Going for a combination of stillness and dynamism.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wZJy0tR5DjNhlWR3xCob65DLodngOE587AuKV9XWH1fSRBnwaJ2YwLqHSfLE9UeaJbKdPlJIroRTz32cz48-Xr_h9KADIuJA9qU4-TdNq5yvWshzBEamNrD9uSjFpyVz2CIE-dwCdtVTA_LhVX0mYCVi3MIseMiuctPN0LiI2U8Gp2tsoDO-6zG4iqI/s3691/IMG_0934.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3691" data-original-width="2572" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wZJy0tR5DjNhlWR3xCob65DLodngOE587AuKV9XWH1fSRBnwaJ2YwLqHSfLE9UeaJbKdPlJIroRTz32cz48-Xr_h9KADIuJA9qU4-TdNq5yvWshzBEamNrD9uSjFpyVz2CIE-dwCdtVTA_LhVX0mYCVi3MIseMiuctPN0LiI2U8Gp2tsoDO-6zG4iqI/w279-h400/IMG_0934.jpeg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRtpzjkeI4gSMdhO8E7wvt7NSV6kKqQyJ7CS3LiJ2QAFQFnx1d0JDL8-Rs4UpgazVhv52a-8hobBaOZnc0kXCpl8du_SD1rn4khrnj9Cg5AkaQ0Kgf1KGcc8mfSF0HbARwIfZ0tQIyo7bt-13hM2iOwJ7kyuzv3T7SyjXakhEpAeQgBFM4dnSnEhgdCw/s3211/IMG_0904.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3211" data-original-width="2630" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRtpzjkeI4gSMdhO8E7wvt7NSV6kKqQyJ7CS3LiJ2QAFQFnx1d0JDL8-Rs4UpgazVhv52a-8hobBaOZnc0kXCpl8du_SD1rn4khrnj9Cg5AkaQ0Kgf1KGcc8mfSF0HbARwIfZ0tQIyo7bt-13hM2iOwJ7kyuzv3T7SyjXakhEpAeQgBFM4dnSnEhgdCw/w279-h341/IMG_0904.jpeg" width="279" /></a></div><p></p>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-70217852150957178442023-10-06T01:58:00.002-07:002023-11-11T06:56:58.278-08:00Golden Bird<p><span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This painting is inspired by Wallace Steven’s “Of Mere Being” and </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">reflects my response to Steven’s evocation of</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> the space of the mind beyond reason and thought. The poem has a number of visual images: a golden bird on a palm, bronze decor, fire fangled plumage, and the mysterious spaces in the mind beyond the last thought. I've juxtaposed a literal figurative image with abstract forms.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> It is a difficult painting to photograph:the actual painting is more subtle and luminous.</span></span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGBZ00ioJJVrjlmc0X8gjA2K4JZTGzKPAXbFbinyr3UBKmTNMOa6B8wOSav9zW6djgY5qmCXhuwDCoSbt3UT6akHELNgXuLq2kOrfsJCnJcVVsj4KWF2lQUyu7vRe4Qx0jOsvOkRmTBDz5oQrZum184EFPh7p9B9zelkTWx3k1lXTAwwp47afmXjr5Wc/s2803/IMG_0762.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2803" data-original-width="2772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGBZ00ioJJVrjlmc0X8gjA2K4JZTGzKPAXbFbinyr3UBKmTNMOa6B8wOSav9zW6djgY5qmCXhuwDCoSbt3UT6akHELNgXuLq2kOrfsJCnJcVVsj4KWF2lQUyu7vRe4Qx0jOsvOkRmTBDz5oQrZum184EFPh7p9B9zelkTWx3k1lXTAwwp47afmXjr5Wc/w395-h400/IMG_0762.jpeg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;">You can read the poem here: </span></div><div><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"> </span><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57671/of-mere-being" style="font-family: verdana;">https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57671/of-mere-being</a></div>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-13901407578462740772023-09-20T08:24:00.000-07:002023-09-20T08:24:53.999-07:00<p><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana;"> <span style="font-size: 11px;">This new circular painting of Peaceful Vajrapani explores stillness and movement. The figure is an embodiment of energy.</span><span style="font-size: 11px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11px;">For me wrathful Vajrapani correlates with Piti (rapture) in meditation: his energy bursting out and full of movement, and peaceful Vajrapani correlates with Sukha,(bliss) a fuller, more intense and more contained form of the energy symbolised by the figure. </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 229, 153); color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px;">This painting is currently on display at the North </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232); color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px;">London Buddhist Centre in an exhibition on the ground floor. The exhibition runs for a month.</span></p>
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font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana;">28 years ago (1996) I made a life size painting of him after a vision in meditation the previous year where he came forward out of a visualised array of figures on a refuge tree, shining out like a blue sapphire, vivid and luminous and brighter than the other figures. This early version was painted during a stay in St Ives, Cornwall. The bright rainbow light reflecting off the sea found its way into the painting. The way I painted the figure and composed the piece owed a lot to the formal influences of Matisse and Patrick Heron. </span></p>
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<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana;">Five years later (2001) I made another version of Peaceful Vajrapani where I was playing with the pictorial space in a different way, exploring the spatial paradox of painting a dark blue figure where, because the dark blue melts back into deep space the figure may not be immediately apparent. I was interested in the connection between pictorial space and the inner space of the mind. And I used a few pictorial devices to create the spatial effects in that version.</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-87253388814873012762023-09-15T13:44:00.003-07:002023-09-15T13:44:59.628-07:00Grove<p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(4, 255, 0);">This painting was inspired by solitary walks on Hampstead Heath tuning into the elemental energies of the landscape, tracking the ley lines and significant shapes.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(4, 255, 0);">It is an attempt to describe the Genus Loci: the spirit of the place.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(4, 255, 0);"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1l5gzSeQaQ0eL3Ms2Hmdd30297GPdtjuQtBd98hYSK85E5P4IZWXu2szDyniQiQIxgl5CV3mFQAS_My37yNKZrxCrVtjvQQW7GyXJN_D7_55AYV5iIcyDzTMpD76PUhWJ_dnSUOMecLOMhUK-e0u7UORMyX4Ap_0fM0hdtedSeX1lPcYluQ7BUo4XRA/s2792/IMG_0819.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2792" data-original-width="2740" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1l5gzSeQaQ0eL3Ms2Hmdd30297GPdtjuQtBd98hYSK85E5P4IZWXu2szDyniQiQIxgl5CV3mFQAS_My37yNKZrxCrVtjvQQW7GyXJN_D7_55AYV5iIcyDzTMpD76PUhWJ_dnSUOMecLOMhUK-e0u7UORMyX4Ap_0fM0hdtedSeX1lPcYluQ7BUo4XRA/w393-h400/IMG_0819.jpeg" width="393" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;">There is a circle of trees on a raised mound where I like to imagine the Druids gathered in times past. It is not far from Boudicca’s Grave, a raised tree covered tumulus, thought to be Bronze Age, and a site for Druidic Solstice celebrations.</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(4, 255, 0);">Memory is in the painting too, remembering spinneys and copses seen on travels through the West Country.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(4, 255, 0);">And I was thinking about cartography and how we map the world, and how the maps made for navigation differ from our personal experiences of following trails across the land. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(4, 255, 0);">The painting is on view for a month at the North London Buddhist Centre as part of a small exhibition of my artwork. </span></span></p>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-79079308995216904012023-08-29T09:36:00.000-07:002023-08-29T09:36:42.521-07:00Still pondering how to make an enchanting image of a magic city <p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">Not there yet, still trying to find the right visual language for my magic city. </span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">This first one is a really really tiny scribble in my sketchbook.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02eJoIL4AgnZzG0h-F-20lb6gGrkLCy573RMoanEXgqdCGfCL083UXhLk9qLFRXNdqdarVNM3tSOUiQeMt43wo7ZcNSkMSbxO_EEHSXk_Bap-TUrxCx-grdmqxXwx141kGMMaoRffNWHmtHt0SmiX0UKJ_O9SKDZknQ-13MjFxldBKNTWuMIy0H16deM/s2931/IMG_0737.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2545" data-original-width="2931" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02eJoIL4AgnZzG0h-F-20lb6gGrkLCy573RMoanEXgqdCGfCL083UXhLk9qLFRXNdqdarVNM3tSOUiQeMt43wo7ZcNSkMSbxO_EEHSXk_Bap-TUrxCx-grdmqxXwx141kGMMaoRffNWHmtHt0SmiX0UKJ_O9SKDZknQ-13MjFxldBKNTWuMIy0H16deM/w400-h348/IMG_0737.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);">And here are two more experiments with marker pen and fineliner:</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPh8zL_gFZdI7bO8_57F1VS-MKIepVs2fGPQAUloqK9uzJmZtffc2_XLjUNHmNAQAIWOhETM_YtITvMtQdx_akuR5A97JD56pnVDEkmFg13fbiZ85mmkkhULbXrk6eM7KXRx949Rs9Fr-yz0WqIYZbEUFJnTTtXFh2cws1dFZC2Zt3x7blkxWcEhOY1y4/s3943/IMG_0704.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAk4jh7RIgy0dFDsWdVUELFMYHPX5yznC_DFfLk0TIjU4EGmGSq-ysgXGfGjjcMhQu0uKf0svHmsV5QJ1O1T9DjVTbE3k0VifYBoYaNnME1enJmMLHM_PiHdIVgByObq3uD8oYt_m0loz0VwEr7hXjHTsMziaMOz0SmNqeZlzAq0inh9zQOqWQiBWFql0/s3034/IMG_0707.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3034" data-original-width="2224" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAk4jh7RIgy0dFDsWdVUELFMYHPX5yznC_DFfLk0TIjU4EGmGSq-ysgXGfGjjcMhQu0uKf0svHmsV5QJ1O1T9DjVTbE3k0VifYBoYaNnME1enJmMLHM_PiHdIVgByObq3uD8oYt_m0loz0VwEr7hXjHTsMziaMOz0SmNqeZlzAq0inh9zQOqWQiBWFql0/w294-h400/IMG_0707.jpeg" width="294" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);"><br /></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);">And here is another yin yang cosmic tree of life with the silver apples of the moon</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRHXw8umSa-xaBMjIyZY7KmgUrUaDX2eb0S96v12ZN1OKqm8SxUAyHVUggVgdhoS09mI0f5E20P4GbJ6MThNnR85h5mZ605dNvgnEK2zXGH_7NIhoGbgpb9_XbuxKhmqRxMQqgeKAS1jQd9PUS6tbFGPEwvYs0WMYbEj3-sY_zTjgoIvRVAUr0j94MD8/s3067/IMG_0698.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3067" data-original-width="2994" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRHXw8umSa-xaBMjIyZY7KmgUrUaDX2eb0S96v12ZN1OKqm8SxUAyHVUggVgdhoS09mI0f5E20P4GbJ6MThNnR85h5mZ605dNvgnEK2zXGH_7NIhoGbgpb9_XbuxKhmqRxMQqgeKAS1jQd9PUS6tbFGPEwvYs0WMYbEj3-sY_zTjgoIvRVAUr0j94MD8/w390-h400/IMG_0698.jpeg" width="390" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232);"><br /></span></span><p></p>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-58771449769022847202023-08-03T10:24:00.002-07:002023-08-03T10:24:40.967-07:00Tree of Life Variations in Blue and Silver and Gold<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1W_OccXIB6wxAuWs1KLTvgTOxK8BCCFdBzz8xILy4-HhuQlLBfSmvv8v2J9bW1AHpDJi9JsthZg73lh4LrwcbfHKjPtTZ4-7Yph6ixceVYaIrZ1oKiXgcWko3totaDuQoTfrebd6z6XcOnfglNTqZklRl8xSVFf9G2MIYOQ5mE_V1PvK4BnrZfxpOm98/s1800/3F696BFA-7B16-49D6-8CE5-CBC64D42F16C.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1W_OccXIB6wxAuWs1KLTvgTOxK8BCCFdBzz8xILy4-HhuQlLBfSmvv8v2J9bW1AHpDJi9JsthZg73lh4LrwcbfHKjPtTZ4-7Yph6ixceVYaIrZ1oKiXgcWko3totaDuQoTfrebd6z6XcOnfglNTqZklRl8xSVFf9G2MIYOQ5mE_V1PvK4BnrZfxpOm98/w320-h400/3F696BFA-7B16-49D6-8CE5-CBC64D42F16C.jpeg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-e6-TGid3ISBUst4cJYmitmsBAuzlSrMBD5zC90M6Z-Xa_7bVPsCrrwn1ShnkHYqauIwOz47CswCtc7jbVpJUF1VlyttrzANDgrrudLRuwI_yy9846woodIQ99fgAjUaWrrmtQI6c4pTzjf5iBNHDn9dm57EJuo8utqEQJsDxm6scvFdKZjRqKCBBF0/s1800/1A1AEC37-14CD-41EE-A68B-A0E7D377F7DA.jpeg" style="clear: left; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Most of these were created using a digital photo of the work on paper in my previous postand then playing with the image digitally.</span></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-83348210202008959232023-07-05T06:33:00.001-07:002023-07-05T06:33:35.273-07:00Tree of Life <p><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: verdana;"> I continue to work intermittently on my Cosmos of Life series. This image was created to celebrate the summer solstice. It is a tree bearing golden apples against the background of the yin yang symbol.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWqSvR6tc_R2vZ-GpETPuyp_e3yDMPAOP5JLwAYiXAXZjrxJTy8M4lJxhGLEX2P-3njt6bd7XxvFqBN-dVnK8f0WzmKbCVMVw6WT3mnKfKG6D4HBWcXYAWHym3VFC8FA6omsPDcyvnF-wDsX64zMW2lPfl6YA4ghyvhI1CZew-HNHmDABVTW77LSx5eg/s3390/IMG_0484.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3390" data-original-width="2711" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWqSvR6tc_R2vZ-GpETPuyp_e3yDMPAOP5JLwAYiXAXZjrxJTy8M4lJxhGLEX2P-3njt6bd7XxvFqBN-dVnK8f0WzmKbCVMVw6WT3mnKfKG6D4HBWcXYAWHym3VFC8FA6omsPDcyvnF-wDsX64zMW2lPfl6YA4ghyvhI1CZew-HNHmDABVTW77LSx5eg/w393-h492/IMG_0484.jpeg" width="393" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: verdana;">And here is a detail:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWqSvR6tc_R2vZ-GpETPuyp_e3yDMPAOP5JLwAYiXAXZjrxJTy8M4lJxhGLEX2P-3njt6bd7XxvFqBN-dVnK8f0WzmKbCVMVw6WT3mnKfKG6D4HBWcXYAWHym3VFC8FA6omsPDcyvnF-wDsX64zMW2lPfl6YA4ghyvhI1CZew-HNHmDABVTW77LSx5eg/s3390/IMG_0484.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3390" data-original-width="2711" height="1044" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWqSvR6tc_R2vZ-GpETPuyp_e3yDMPAOP5JLwAYiXAXZjrxJTy8M4lJxhGLEX2P-3njt6bd7XxvFqBN-dVnK8f0WzmKbCVMVw6WT3mnKfKG6D4HBWcXYAWHym3VFC8FA6omsPDcyvnF-wDsX64zMW2lPfl6YA4ghyvhI1CZew-HNHmDABVTW77LSx5eg/w837-h1044/IMG_0484.jpeg" width="837" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-17835353030346996732023-06-24T04:13:00.003-07:002023-06-24T04:13:31.272-07:00Red Rose in Small Glass Bowl<p><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"> Another drawing from observation in the sketch book. Another set of tricky shapes and forms to capture.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowAPGgJ7dhgOFa4bjuJa4WR8UuCPVu6BSIbbiFUsLVtAETlAKfSF4Bfv9uLFvaUmAH9DWO5s2ANSE2nylaLLtMXhxG-NbyArmHAqn5nCW4Ksvqg0qhvDqC6zfnYCbg5h92PoAFzCxcdy6YH_1v8Q7k6PoCz9KDoe-QV4ta6kFdL70YRGn9cCGlMAPdds/s4032/IMG_0501.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="red rose" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowAPGgJ7dhgOFa4bjuJa4WR8UuCPVu6BSIbbiFUsLVtAETlAKfSF4Bfv9uLFvaUmAH9DWO5s2ANSE2nylaLLtMXhxG-NbyArmHAqn5nCW4Ksvqg0qhvDqC6zfnYCbg5h92PoAFzCxcdy6YH_1v8Q7k6PoCz9KDoe-QV4ta6kFdL70YRGn9cCGlMAPdds/w300-h400/IMG_0501.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-6150839776803013992023-06-16T06:03:00.002-07:002023-06-16T06:03:20.903-07:00Seven Birdsong paintings<p><span style="background-color: black; color: #b6d7a8; font-family: verdana;"> <span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Birdsong doodles. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: black; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seven songs of turquoise, rose quartz, peridot, topaz, red gold, emerald, and sapphire. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: black; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chirrups, chirps, trills, warbles, croaks, twitters, tweets, calls, whistles, carols, rolls.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: black; color: #b6d7a8; font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Match the birdsong sounds </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a style="cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-85756074415223422022023-05-31T15:59:00.001-07:002023-05-31T16:00:16.159-07:00First Birdsong Painting<p> <span style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: verdana;">Today I had an impulse to make a series of images of birdsong. Here is the first Birdsong painting, mixed media and collage on watercolour paper. The photograph does not capture all the subtleties, but gives an idea. There are no birds or musical notes as that would be far too <span style="caret-color: rgb(180, 167, 214);">literal.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9BQ_l367BphhAgUPtYktECIKR_aBb_f6GVdj3a1_3GPymJ9P1Ie5OtxHdnJfie2dLSJVuoIL5t68y87Rw7q1B2JPQPHi8g3KTsrLblj5_P1iyn46blFzbfSU7C6DhkiFMEMelMY0DwcxC8S7TsLXvEbsnOfr8yZZu_PyuuvxhYEegR0PqEa-nyyh/s3297/IMG_0398.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3297" data-original-width="2249" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9BQ_l367BphhAgUPtYktECIKR_aBb_f6GVdj3a1_3GPymJ9P1Ie5OtxHdnJfie2dLSJVuoIL5t68y87Rw7q1B2JPQPHi8g3KTsrLblj5_P1iyn46blFzbfSU7C6DhkiFMEMelMY0DwcxC8S7TsLXvEbsnOfr8yZZu_PyuuvxhYEegR0PqEa-nyyh/w399-h640/IMG_0398.jpeg" width="399" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-87095931825933416942023-05-29T11:08:00.004-07:002023-05-29T11:08:50.101-07:00Purple Iris<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: verdana;">From the sketchbook</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmvOAkkHBHqwe3lw0pQy0evJRRXw_89xiEvn7f4e_-3QoKS_V7vP2H4Lm-KYfcPm1WrEQKv5BAdqsTM_aprYROYKtSB4aN5QyqRFmelzBTnVppK1xFpvKYves1IjjOcAmIZ2qbk-6Z7qNFwJl0DURPsWdEqQ0QxsjIyP2ht5yqHauAEXVw5XkRHDL/s3499/IMG_0366.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2348" data-original-width="3499" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmvOAkkHBHqwe3lw0pQy0evJRRXw_89xiEvn7f4e_-3QoKS_V7vP2H4Lm-KYfcPm1WrEQKv5BAdqsTM_aprYROYKtSB4aN5QyqRFmelzBTnVppK1xFpvKYves1IjjOcAmIZ2qbk-6Z7qNFwJl0DURPsWdEqQ0QxsjIyP2ht5yqHauAEXVw5XkRHDL/s320/IMG_0366.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-74484897793969492702023-05-04T06:14:00.003-07:002023-05-04T06:14:19.122-07:00Tulip Time<p><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana;"> It's tulip season and there are some extraordinary tulips in bloom. This is an attempt to capture one of them as it changed over time. Tulips just don't stay the same they open and close their petals and bend their stems to dance in the vase. Catching these changes in paint, ink and crayon. I tore up the drawing and re-assembled the pieces in an attempt to communicate my experience of the flower.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfbZSYqZv1CwjfSHa__TwkIjuygRskrp_-Z7iP0IP2VNkYDeGGwhAaTt0nVtxDB2Q5C7cpT1ELxXCu-leIBypn90m465bD5u0PER3rATyKTFr99RVw8-tPwp9EB6aFpFd7Q1_b1S0jUEVP_P6vfl4nYajejEQL_xxbq1LbVOKzDvvWA3ty5SeQO5I/s3107/IMG_0267.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3107" data-original-width="2279" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfbZSYqZv1CwjfSHa__TwkIjuygRskrp_-Z7iP0IP2VNkYDeGGwhAaTt0nVtxDB2Q5C7cpT1ELxXCu-leIBypn90m465bD5u0PER3rATyKTFr99RVw8-tPwp9EB6aFpFd7Q1_b1S0jUEVP_P6vfl4nYajejEQL_xxbq1LbVOKzDvvWA3ty5SeQO5I/w294-h400/IMG_0267.jpeg" width="294" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-71959476791855494012023-04-22T09:33:00.002-07:002023-07-05T06:34:22.796-07:00(Easter) eggs (Cosmos of Life series)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: verdana;">holding promise, potential, emerging form</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJOwg-L0ifGzg6xyjOlobVroPUOCy_67i95XEPqmhW7Ev1p6LljbqAiCNZz8IJyz-Xkk9j9l1HjldjPqcLBFfJFDB363qIosSsgwNaTniLZjdm7f11Yu_GxhGKykE4mX8ZBY6w6qSpUm_Pw76J8FfKVj_daXNJgPScwvzkhkLOPkizYo8PYn3c1Rf/s2828/IMG_0214.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2828" data-original-width="2553" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJOwg-L0ifGzg6xyjOlobVroPUOCy_67i95XEPqmhW7Ev1p6LljbqAiCNZz8IJyz-Xkk9j9l1HjldjPqcLBFfJFDB363qIosSsgwNaTniLZjdm7f11Yu_GxhGKykE4mX8ZBY6w6qSpUm_Pw76J8FfKVj_daXNJgPScwvzkhkLOPkizYo8PYn3c1Rf/w361-h400/IMG_0214.jpeg" width="361" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; 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font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLO1A-l-H00m_PdfiuKh_DqZtg7prgbLnlHx6YUsVGfaLnmEB8ENeU0VGurj34cREZPQKAyBmnw78bWsH2g5GIbuAEWhaGQeWRij6F3IRqsg3Kos6GDqH6lop74y4lyiv12h4J6Zwh6U7t8kUbAR1wgW9vx3ItS8zFVBaePm28MgdsFlMWvMf6U2rw/s2560/A84F7D01-37D0-4012-87AF-916B01C84038.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLO1A-l-H00m_PdfiuKh_DqZtg7prgbLnlHx6YUsVGfaLnmEB8ENeU0VGurj34cREZPQKAyBmnw78bWsH2g5GIbuAEWhaGQeWRij6F3IRqsg3Kos6GDqH6lop74y4lyiv12h4J6Zwh6U7t8kUbAR1wgW9vx3ItS8zFVBaePm28MgdsFlMWvMf6U2rw/w320-h400/A84F7D01-37D0-4012-87AF-916B01C84038.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-75516795698109825442023-03-30T13:02:00.002-07:002023-03-30T13:02:36.612-07:00Blue City - magical fragments<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"> I'm exploring themes from the White Lotus Sutra. One theme is the Magic City which provides a temporary respite and stopping place on the journey towards Awakening. Taking a deep dive into the teaching of the Magic City I discover how difficult it is to come up with the right image. I found myself cutting up one small painting of a Blue City and reforming it into new patterning. As the Magic City is not a Pure Land it is not yet whole or complete. Although fragmented, nevertheless it has its beauty. There are fresh discoveries, and treasures to be found in alleyways and corners. The collaged fragments were strangely appealing when I stepped back from the new image and gazed at it afresh. I see this as a preliminary study for a larger painting yet to come.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHJ8WOmUg-fvErpdZUgsuX5zcGaSyU9LVpIlD7uX7JuoqkXnvs16-UJ0jEPdFK7XOwz_3QvX-SoreNeOaX-aWLKU6YFz22th7hRKEwFCR9bwuV401FrqV6Gh_7CRFxYSFUqLnzuoBZyYH-Ssha31U29nKbILCg3CC2vMsNtZ4NSnppUjQVMMRNeZa/s3786/IMG_0104.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3786" data-original-width="2685" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHJ8WOmUg-fvErpdZUgsuX5zcGaSyU9LVpIlD7uX7JuoqkXnvs16-UJ0jEPdFK7XOwz_3QvX-SoreNeOaX-aWLKU6YFz22th7hRKEwFCR9bwuV401FrqV6Gh_7CRFxYSFUqLnzuoBZyYH-Ssha31U29nKbILCg3CC2vMsNtZ4NSnppUjQVMMRNeZa/w284-h400/IMG_0104.jpeg" width="284" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">Below here is another earlier version of the Blue City.</span><p></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(159, 197, 232); color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;">Crayons on paper in sketchbook. Approx A5 size.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6ISd4tee9Wh1Ov-PVV_JhIEnbd51_b5u-ipieVrQRFo1XVHSxbOEfDyZgpX9FzL7VlJTilGLKb0rrpVy-paTOYFA5IGZQpPQqq3yiaGDO2EaWHni1uHinR_jCCFDqo_E6d4XwlaHTh_R04YnFMs2NnH-on6hFilwrC_5wT5FLu54xPcunfpVOxVb/s3248/IMG_0097.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3248" data-original-width="2808" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6ISd4tee9Wh1Ov-PVV_JhIEnbd51_b5u-ipieVrQRFo1XVHSxbOEfDyZgpX9FzL7VlJTilGLKb0rrpVy-paTOYFA5IGZQpPQqq3yiaGDO2EaWHni1uHinR_jCCFDqo_E6d4XwlaHTh_R04YnFMs2NnH-on6hFilwrC_5wT5FLu54xPcunfpVOxVb/w346-h400/IMG_0097.jpeg" width="346" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittVUs390PvhtpWxjtbjvijQSHr2M5V72iApRrwnJitz2uU7P55vPyb-Uph9SYjNwi-xMFy1kJGDWdrH3JKE-jyevAugx2u6YQugokY2xQI9A4w2GayPy2wFpTCgRGx9SMWAM8FzMaBwaL1M55-zWE_iqHH4mJx07YLRELOOhAsSNIvsXf6nHZDD0l/s2678/IMG_0098.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-39108531735936480672023-03-06T05:12:00.003-08:002023-03-06T05:13:47.823-08:00Amitabha Variation<p><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;">A variation on one of my most popular Buddha images </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnW87uTqaMudAQw_hCWigAgZGa7gR9rjw8nLN1eqo8wDvBW4Zg5kI8jz4HR7a_KSaC2KIttB1RuQcqV6NtLPOCQeB4oI2ydDPmcdTu_FNieWhC9ohgVVJGE_Z4qRPdlHkKUOizdZf9PQTGKzafkH95jP4j2X6ZBQaJsETvQQVelxD09FPofkp7sDzC/s2732/Amitabha2RB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnW87uTqaMudAQw_hCWigAgZGa7gR9rjw8nLN1eqo8wDvBW4Zg5kI8jz4HR7a_KSaC2KIttB1RuQcqV6NtLPOCQeB4oI2ydDPmcdTu_FNieWhC9ohgVVJGE_Z4qRPdlHkKUOizdZf9PQTGKzafkH95jP4j2X6ZBQaJsETvQQVelxD09FPofkp7sDzC/w300-h400/Amitabha2RB.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-441055678630235002023-03-04T05:20:00.004-08:002023-03-04T05:20:26.650-08:00Snowdrops<p><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: verdana;"> On a spring theme continuing the inspiration of glass art</span></p><p><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbMm-GDNPlfHm8FIJ2j8Y_lzh9IeAGHNH-jzZj8oB5puxpiCrewIQsSXsBng5rGBfdDTWC2a6xaPSBwe85udSlvTqmlCVGcL_oxQh0NTmNRjGXsXxn13NBaGBrTn96nCnrL9CtwIo2UDiJdaJo8NLaWxa8aUVACHtxOH_KIKgV0N3yzPUXyvgmOKY/s2732/IMG_1173.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbMm-GDNPlfHm8FIJ2j8Y_lzh9IeAGHNH-jzZj8oB5puxpiCrewIQsSXsBng5rGBfdDTWC2a6xaPSBwe85udSlvTqmlCVGcL_oxQh0NTmNRjGXsXxn13NBaGBrTn96nCnrL9CtwIo2UDiJdaJo8NLaWxa8aUVACHtxOH_KIKgV0N3yzPUXyvgmOKY/w300-h400/IMG_1173.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5784821231617134026.post-11956207463627526872023-02-11T04:59:00.001-08:002023-02-11T04:59:39.102-08:00Three jewels as three flowers in the traditional colours<p><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: verdana;"> Here is another exploration of flowers and glass effects - mixed media, paint markers on paper, photographed and then tweaked using digital techniques.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvjemhpVVX27rHRi5urcCHxLIbuLK3vgHjL6xE2yDhfP_vzlLP9PEUR-aKbsWGzShrLgXvT-iG-V2x1L7cHG6KEUqWa-qH2LsTfZxwDfUg1KaSHJKM2MXR-1WyyNOL_6qJzuXzuUwUFrff4fq7F1y0opQB7jQGjRKP2oVLk9r4wccQ2GDir9bTojZ/s3764/IMG_1154.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3764" data-original-width="2656" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvjemhpVVX27rHRi5urcCHxLIbuLK3vgHjL6xE2yDhfP_vzlLP9PEUR-aKbsWGzShrLgXvT-iG-V2x1L7cHG6KEUqWa-qH2LsTfZxwDfUg1KaSHJKM2MXR-1WyyNOL_6qJzuXzuUwUFrff4fq7F1y0opQB7jQGjRKP2oVLk9r4wccQ2GDir9bTojZ/w283-h400/IMG_1154.jpeg" width="283" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Visuddhimatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144987696109231753noreply@blogger.com0