Night Peacock

 I painted a peacock on black paper using metallic watercolour.  It did not photograph well.  I tweaked the photograph as best I could using various filters, then copied it into the Brushes App and played with the image digitally, using various digital brushes and colours until I had an image I was satisfied with. 

Within the Darkness

 These two images from my archive speak to the notion of wisdom appearing out of darkness. And to a sense of compassion descending into darkness.

The owl, creature of the night, is an ancient symbol of wisdom.

Kshitigarbha, compassionate Bodhisattva, descends into the deepest hells to offer help to those who find themselves in the darkest place.

Bonfire detail from recent commission

This is a detail from a recent commission of a painting of Prajnaparamita. It is a gift for someone and was commissioned by her friends. This part of the image symbolises the group of friends who funded the painting My intention was to communicate feelings of warmth, connection and friendship along with something a little mysterious.